Bushwick Bill
Bushwick Bill | |
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Bushwick Bill performing in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard William Stephen Shaw |
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| Born | December 8, 1966 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | June 9, 2019 (aged 52) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1986–2019 |
| Labels | Rap-a-Lot |
| Formerly of | Geto Boys |
| Height | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
| Children | 4 |
Richard William Stephen Shaw (December 8, 1966 – June 9, 2019), better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a breakdancer in 1986 as Little Billy. He went on to become one third of the most popular incarnation of the group, alongside Willie D and Scarface.