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DJ Clark Kent Dies: Hip-Hop Superproducer Who Worked With Jay-Z And Mariah Carey Was 58


DJ Clark Kent, a hip-hop superproducer who worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and The Notorious B.I.G., has died at 58.

DJ Clark Kent, a hip-hop superproducer who worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and The Notorious B.I.G., has died at 58, his family announced on social media. In 1995, the Panamanian American producer scored a major chart hit with Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s debut single off the group’s first album Conspiracy, “Player’s Anthem,” featuring Biggie Smalls and serving as Lil’ Kim’s introduction to the world. In a Modern Luxury interview released earlier this month, the Radio Hall of Famer said of Kent, “It’s my genuine belief that his story deserves to be told with love and care.

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