Influential hip-hop artist Stezo dies aged 51

Old school hip hop icon, rapper, producer, dancer, and EPMD affiliate Stezo (Steve Williams) has passed away aged 51. Stezo first appeared on the hip-hop scene as a dancer for EMPD in their 1988 video for 'You Gots to Chill'. He eventually dropped his debut album, 'Crazy Noise' in 1989, which peaked at number 73 on the Billboard U.S. Tributes are coming in from fellow hip-hopers - Stretch Armstrong said “I never knew the brother, but he made some of the best records in one of the most competitive and innovative periods in hip-hop".