James Bromley Spicer (May 12, 1958 – September 27, 2019) was an American hip hop

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who released a number of

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during the late 1970s and early 1980s including the classic "Dollar Bill Y'all," for which he was perhaps best known.Kellman, Andy
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, retrieved 2011-08-08 Spicer was managed by

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' Rush Management. His single "The Bubble Bunch" featured Jellybean Benitez's first

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. Spicer had four daughters, Angelina, Leticia, Janel, and Princess and one son, James. In 2018, he was diagnosed with advanced

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and

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. He died on September 27, 2019, at the age of 61.

Discography

*"Adventures of Super Rhyme (Rap)" (1980), Dazz Records - 12-inch single *"The Bubble Bunch" (1982), Mercury (US) - 12-inch single *"Money (Dollar Bill Y'all)" (1983), Spring Records - 12-inch single *"This Is It" / "Beat The Clock" (1985), Def Jam Recordings - 12-inch single *"I Rock Boots" (1990), Def Valley Records - 12-inch single *"$ Can't Buy U Luv (Money Can't Buy You Love)" (2010), Spice Rhymes

References

External links

Bio at Oldschoolhiphop.com
1958 births 2019 deaths African-American male rappers African-American record producers American hip hop record producers East Coast hip hop musicians Rappers from Brooklyn 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Deaths from lung cancer in New York (state) 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people {{US-hiphop-bio-stub