James Mtume, Whose ‘Juicy Fruit’ Became a Hip-Hop Beat, Dies at 76

New York Times January 13, 2022 hip hop 24
James Mtume, Whose ‘Juicy Fruit’ Became a Hip-Hop Beat, Dies at 76

In a wide-ranging career, he went from playing percussion with Miles Davis to writing and producing sleek R&B to a long stint on political talk radio.

Between production jobs, Mr. Mtume and Mr. Lucas recorded with their core musicians as the group Mtume, which featured the singer Tawatha Agee. Mr. Mtume described the groups first albums as sophisti… Read more


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