{"id":53802,"date":"2012-07-19T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=53802"},"modified":"2012-07-18T23:21:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T21:21:04","slug":"r-i-p-ms-melodie-boogie-down-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/r-i-p-ms-melodie-boogie-down-productions\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Ms. Melodie (Boogie Down Productions)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several sources have confirmed that rapper Ms. Melodie from Boogie Down Productions has died, the Urban Daily<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The MC (real name Ramona Parker), who was once married to KRS-One in 1988, released her first single in the same year called \u201cHype According To Ms. Melodie.\u201d The following year, Diva, was released in 1989 on Jive Records. Her biggest video was \u201cLive On Stage\u201d and gave a memorable performance on the single \u201cSelf Destruction.\u201d Ms. Melodie also had the opportunity to appear in Queen Latifah\u2019s video \u201cLadies First.\u201d The cause of death is unknown.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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