Duke Bootee

  • Listeners

    2,071

  • Scrobbles

    5,369

  • Listeners

    2,071

  • Scrobbles

    5,369

  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this artist

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Born
6 June 1951
Born In
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States
Died
13 January 2021 (aged 69)
Session percussionist turned chief creative force behind Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five 's 1982 hip-hop classic "The Message ." Edward Fletcher, aka Duke Bootee, could have justifiably received top billing for "The Message" (1982), a Top Five Hot Black Singles hit – credited to Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five – that manifested hip-hop's potential as a medium for sociopolitical commentary. Fletcher wasn't merely the featured MC beside Melle Mel, as the label on the Sugar Hill 12" single noted. He came up with the id… read more
Session percussionist turned chief creative force behind Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five 's 1982 hip-hop classic "The Message ." Edward Fletcher, aka Duke Bootee, could have justifiably received top billing for "The Message" (1982), a Top Five Hot Black Singles… read more
Session percussionist turned chief creative force behind Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five 's 1982 hip-hop classic "The Message ." Edward Fletcher, aka Duke Bootee, could have justifiably received top billing for "The Message" (1982), a Top Five Hot Black Singles hit – credited to Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five &ndash… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Similar To

  1. Avatar for Grandmaster Melle Mel

  2. Avatar for West Street Mob

  3. Avatar for Funky 4 + 1
View all artists

Top Tracks

Rank Play Album Loved Track name Buy Options Listeners
1 Message Ii Message Ii
  • Loading
 2 listeners
2 Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle-Mel & The Furious Five: The Greatest Hits Message II (Survival)
  • Loading
 1 listener
3 New York New York New York New York
  • Loading
 1 listener
4 Message II (Survival) (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) Message II (Survival) (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)
  • Loading
 1 listener

View all tracks

Albums

  1. 46 listeners

    1 Mar 1984 · 8 tracks

    Bust Me Out
    • Loading

  2. 10 listeners

    1986 · 2 tracks

    Broadway
    • Loading

  3. 4 listeners

    1984 · 2 tracks

    Live Wire (I Want A Girl That Sweats)
    • Loading

  4. 2 listeners

    8 Mar 1984 · 1 track

    Live Wire
    • Loading

View all albums

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
1
1

Upcoming Events

We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now.

Add event View all events

Photos

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

Similar Artists

  1. 18,873 listeners

    Avatar for Grandmaster Melle Mel

  2. 32,995 listeners

    Avatar for West Street Mob

  3. 30,943 listeners

    Avatar for Funky 4 + 1

  4. 10,302 listeners

    Avatar for Original Concept

  5. 13,794 listeners

    Avatar for Crash Crew

  6. 8,549 listeners

    Avatar for Fila Fresh Crew

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss