Don Newkirk was a New York City hip hop producer and musician who worked with De La Soul, Prince Paul, and 3rd Bass. He released a solo album in 1989 titled “Funk City.” Newkirk also worked with funk legend George Clinton and played on the Stetsasonic track “All That Jazz.” He collaborated with Prince Paul in 2020 on the score for the Netflix documentary “Who Killed Malcolm X.”
Tributes to Don Newkirk
RIP Don Newkirk
Known for voice-overs on De La Soul's, Three Feet High and Rising, and the 3rd Bass' song, "The Gas Face" he also was on the remix to "Say No Go" by De La Soul. He also delivered the baseline, lead horn line and keyboards on Stetsasonic's "Talking All That Jazz". pic.twitter.com/DONCPipAM1
Hearing the sad news that artist and musician, Don Newkirk has passed away. He is known for his work (voice overs) with 3rd Bass and De La Soul. He has worked with Ladybug Mecca, Prince Paul and more. Rest in power #RIPDonNewkirk 🙏🏾🙏🏾✨✨ pic.twitter.com/Rhuo3sE3Dh
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