By Jon Caramanica John Fletcher, who as Ecstasy of the foundational hip-hop group Whodini was the engine for some of the genre’s first pop successes, wearing a flamboyant Zorroesque hat all 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.

"Weariness set in amongst some agencies," wrote review author Simon Hill, a former detective sergeant. John Fletcher suffered many extremely serious injuries at the hands of his partner ...

Whodini rapper John “Ecstasy” Fletcher has died at 56 years old. Musician and journalist Questlove broke the news on Wednesday afternoon. “One love to Ecstasy of the legendary #Whodini ...

John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, cofounder 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 ...

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 ...

John “Larry” Fletcher, 75, of Winfield, passed away on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Larry was born in Lewisburg on Feb. 8, 1950. He was the son of the late John D.

John B. Fletcher, 69, of Marlborough, beloved husband of Carol Fletcher, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. He was born May 5, 1945 in Groton, CT to the late Harold and Evelyn ...

“The trio, along with producer Larry Smith, made the first hip-hop records that black radio embraced,” veteran writer Nelson ... grandchildren. “John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher was a beloved ...