[3] He was a dancer and hype man for the band, and was a pioneer in the use of the call and response style to communicate with the audience.
He has been credited with coining the term "hip hop"[4] in 1978 while teasing a friend who had just joined the United States Army.
He did so by scat singing the made-up words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers.
[7] He is mentioned in the 1998 song "In Memory Of…" by Gang Starr, which references multiple hip hop figures who have died.
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