Tony D: Unsung hero of hip-hop

Tony Depula, who died earlier this month, was a white-rap pioneer who lived an extraordinary life. His influence on hip-hop deserves to be applaudedWhile Tupac and Notorious BIG continue to be the focus of biopics, posthumous releases and conspiracy theories, the death in a car accident on 5 April of 42-year-old Anthony Depula went largely unnoticed. But while he was never a star, Tony D was, in many ways, a bold white-rap pioneer and an unsung hero of hip-hop.In the mid- to late 80s, when the B...

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