Kangol kid biography outline
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Kangol Kid
American hip hop musician (1966–2021)
Musical artist
Shaun Shiller Fequiere (August 10, 1966 – December 18, 2021), known by his stage name Kangol Kid, was an American hip hopproducer, songwriter, break dancer, and emcee.
Kangol is best known as a member of the old school hip hop group UTFO.[1]
Kangol Kid was the first hip-hop artist to endorse a product through his official sponsorship with Kangol headwear.[2][3][4][5][6] His signature hat has been inducted into the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.[7]
Kangol Kid is considered to be one of the "pioneers of hip-hop".[8]
Early years
Fequiere was born in Brooklyn, New York to Haitian parents.[4] Fequiere shied away from his Haitian heritage growing up.[9]
He acquired his nickname, The Kangol Kid, from neighborhood friends during the early 1980s, because of th