{"id":155376,"date":"2021-08-30T13:55:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T11:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=155376"},"modified":"2021-08-30T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T10:04:11","slug":"lee-scratch-perry-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/lee-scratch-perry-dies-at-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry Dies At 85"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Sunday, the 29th of August, the world has lost one of the biggest music visionaries of the 20 century due to still unknown reasons. Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry<\/strong>, born Rainford Hugh Perry<\/strong>, was a pioneer of roots reggae and dub music which influence didn\u2019t know its boundaries. Even as a producer, he has strongly influenced various genres such as hip-hop, post-punk, dance music, and others. Keith Richards<\/strong>, the famous guitarist of the Rolling Stones<\/strong> band once said that Perry <\/strong>\u201cwas Salvador Dali of music\u201d, while upon his death, Jamaica\u2019s Prime Minister Andrew Holness paid tribute to the Kingston-born artist and his \u201csterling contribution\u201d to music.<\/p>\n

Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry<\/strong>, also known as The Upsetter<\/strong>, was a truly unique and remarkable artist that has and still will be leaving his shamanistic mark on music. As DJ David Rodigan<\/strong> has said; \u201cThe world of music has lost one of its most enigmatic creators; an amazing, incomparable phenomenon whose sonic sound waves transformed our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thank you for everything you\u2019ve done, Perry<\/strong>. Rest in power.<\/p>\n