Darryl Mason, aka Dot a Rock of the Fantastic Romantic 5, passed away this week.
The group was instrumental in the early development of hip hop as DJ’s added MC crews to help rock the party. The group appeared alongside their counterparts the Cold Crush Brothers to fill out the roster of performers in the seminal film Wild Style.
It seems like lately I’ve been posting too many of these notices…
Here are some tweets about the news from around the hip hop community.
R.I.P. DOTA ROCK of the FANTASTIC 5 MC’S you will be missed….
— BIZ MARKIE (@BizMarkie) February 4, 2015
@REALDJPREMIER: R.I.P. To MC Dota Rock of the Legendary Fantastic 5 also known as the Fantastic Romantic Freaks… #TheIceMan
— DJ Premier (@REALDJPREMIER) February 5, 2015
R.I.P. Mc Dota Rock!! Them Fantastic 5 Tapes Were EVERYTHING When I Was Growing Up
— Craig G (@MC_Craig_G) February 4, 2015
R.I.P. Dot-A-Rock from the Fantastic Five – http://t.co/6MaIrNrgIS: http://t.co/BFp7lM53fk
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) February 5, 2015
R.I.P to my legendary brother Dot A Rock
— Rahiem Furious 5 (@Rahiem_Furious5) February 5, 2015
February 17, 2015
this is about i know i didn’t hear my teacher on hip hop dot a rock passing away that one of my worst news.i remember him from high school theodore roosevelt he got me listening to hip hop.damm this is to sad, but i got make up by collecting all his hip hop i can my name is john jefferson 646-559-5717
March 30, 2015
hate to hear this. RIP MC Dot-A Rock!!
February 4, 2016
Damn…..Pioneer R.I.P.