According to a report from TheUrbanDaily, rapper Ms. Melodie, (born Ramona Parker), a member of Boogie Down Productions and ex-wife of rapper KRS-ONE, has died:
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Ms. Melodie released her first single in 1988 called “Hype According to Ms. Melodie” and one album, Diva in 1989 on Jive Records. Her video “Live On Stage” was one of her biggest hits and she made a memorable appearance on the 1989 single “Self Destruction” and has a cameo in Queen Latifah’s video “Ladies First.”
Singer Monifah expressed her condolences on Twitter: “RIP Miss Melody. Please keep her children, family and loved ones in ur prayers. #HipHopRoyalty”
Read more at TheUrbanDaily.
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