Whodini'sJalil Hutchins (left) and John "Ecstasy" Fletcher (right) backstage in 1984. (Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images) A who’s-who of the hip-hop community took to social media Wednesday to mourn the ...

John Fletcher, who was known by the stage name “Ecstasy” while performing with the early rap group Whodini, has died, according to the group’s Grand Master Dee and numerous friends. He was 56. The ...

John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, the co-founder of the pioneering rap group Whodini, has died, the group confirmed Wednesday. He was 56. Fletcher's death was confirmed by group member Grand Master Dee, ...

Hip hop legend John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher has passed away at 56. Pic credit: 1029KBLX/YouTube Rapper John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, one of the founding members of the pioneering hip-hop group Whodini, has ...

Whodini rapper Ecstasy - real name John Fletcher - has died. Friends and fans flooded tributes for the late star on social media on Wednesday. The cause of his death has been shrouded in mystery and ...

Ecstasy of the iconic 1980s rap group Whodini. Image source: Instagram – @ecstasy) We sadly reported the passing of hip-hop veteran Ecstasy from the pioneering group Whodini last week and now his ...

The hip hop community has lost a great one when Whodini co-founder John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher died. He was 56. Fletcher’s cause of death hasn’t been reported but many are heartbroken that one of rap’s ...

On December 23, relatives announced the death of John Fletcher, a leading member of the pioneering rap group Whodini. Fletcher, who went by the stage name “Ecstasy,” was 56 years old. The cause of ...

Larry Smith, the seminal producer for acts like Run DMC, Kurtis Blow and Whodini, has suffered a stroke that has hospitalized him.The debilitating stroke has rendered the 50-something Smith bedridden ...

Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, Whodini, Diamond D, Chubb Rock, Speech of Arrested Development and UTFO are slated to be honored later this month. The National Hip-Hop Museum of Washington, DC is slated to ...

John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, founder of the 1980s hip-hop group Whodini, died Wednesday at 56, according to a statement released by his family. In the statement confirming his death, daughter Jonnelle ...

John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, co-founder of the early New York hip-hop group Whodini, who used electro-funk and R&B influences to expand the new genre into a commercially potent force, died Dec. 30 at age ...