Hollywood stars and dancers are paying tribute to Adolfo Gutierrez Quiñones, aka Shabba-Doo, the hip-hop dance icon and Original Locker member who died on Wednesday at 65, with many looking back fondly at his work as Ozone from the cheesy but beloved ’80s film “Breakin.'”
Rapper Ice-t and “black-ish” actor Miles Brown were among those who paid their respects and explained how his moves and innovations with locking helped inspire their own work and brought them into hip-hop culture.
“I just lost Another close friend…Shabba-Do. [sic] LA dance legend,” Ice-t said in a tweet. “Ff— 2020.”
Shabba-Doo was a member of The Original Lockers dance crew in the ’70s and further broke out as Ozone in both “Breakin'” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.” His death was announced by fellow Original Locker Toni Basil. No cause of death was given, but Shabba-Doo had posted that earlier in the week that he had...
Rapper Ice-t and “black-ish” actor Miles Brown were among those who paid their respects and explained how his moves and innovations with locking helped inspire their own work and brought them into hip-hop culture.
“I just lost Another close friend…Shabba-Do. [sic] LA dance legend,” Ice-t said in a tweet. “Ff— 2020.”
Shabba-Doo was a member of The Original Lockers dance crew in the ’70s and further broke out as Ozone in both “Breakin'” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.” His death was announced by fellow Original Locker Toni Basil. No cause of death was given, but Shabba-Doo had posted that earlier in the week that he had...
- 12/30/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
LeBron James couldn't help but think about his own boys after Trayvon Martin's death ... saying he realized that could've been one of his kids who was killed. TMZ Sports has a first look of the final episode (airs Saturday at 9 Pm) of his 3-part docu-series, "Shut Up and Dribble" ... which focuses on the impact NBA players have when it comes to social activism. "I'm sitting there and I'm reading all these different articles," James says,...
- 11/15/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A cartoon published in Australia’s Herald Sun of Serena Williams at the U.S. Open over the weekend is causing an uproar, with public figures like J.K. Rowling slamming the drawing for being “racist” and “sexist.”
“Well done on reducing one of the greatest sportswomen alive to racist and sexist tropes and turning a second great sportswoman into a faceless prop,” Rowling tweeted on Monday.
Kathy Griffin also voiced her opinion about the cartoon, tweeting, “Hey @Knightcartoons just change your name to Kkk Cartoons. Racist piece of s—!”
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ESPN’s Jemele Hill wrote, “About as subtle as Fran Drescher’s voice.”
Mark Knight drew the cartoon for the Herald Sun newspaper, which shows Williams stomping on her racket, with opponent Naomi Osaka speaking to the umpire in the background. The umpire, who is...
“Well done on reducing one of the greatest sportswomen alive to racist and sexist tropes and turning a second great sportswoman into a faceless prop,” Rowling tweeted on Monday.
Kathy Griffin also voiced her opinion about the cartoon, tweeting, “Hey @Knightcartoons just change your name to Kkk Cartoons. Racist piece of s—!”
Also Read: Tennis Fans Erupt Over Serena Williams' Penalty-Filled Us Open Final Loss to Naomi Osaka
ESPN’s Jemele Hill wrote, “About as subtle as Fran Drescher’s voice.”
Mark Knight drew the cartoon for the Herald Sun newspaper, which shows Williams stomping on her racket, with opponent Naomi Osaka speaking to the umpire in the background. The umpire, who is...
- 9/10/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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