Rapper Brother Marquis, member of the Miami hip-hop group “2 Live Crew”, has died at 58-years-old. Mr. Marquis, whose full name was Mark D.
Ross, joined the crew in 1986 alongside members Luke Skyywalker (Luther Campbell), Fresh Kid Ice (Christopher Wong Won), and DJ Mr. Mixx (David Hobbs). Mr.
Campbell took to social media to offer his condolences, saying he would continue to honor Mr. Marquis by celebrating his life the way he wanted to. “We had recently got back together to take on another fight to get back our catalog that was stolen from us.
We will continue that fight in his name for his Family. The Brother Marquis, that I know would want us to celebrate his life that’s exactly what I’m gonna do. R.
I.P My Brother,” he continued. It was in Riverside, California where 2 Live Crew would originate with its founding members DJ Mr.
Mixx and Fresh Kid Ice. It was at the age of 19 Mr. Marquis became friendly with the two before being accepted into the group in 1986.
The group relocated to Miami, Florida and released their debut album, “The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are", that same year. Rising to fame throughout the 80’s and 90’s, the group peaked with their 1989 album “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” and hit platinum sales. Despite being a hit with fans, the album was met with controversy due to its sexually explicit language, adult nature of songs, and album covers.
As a result, one Florida judge ruled the record “legally obscene,” leading to the arrest of L.