Rudy Ray Moore Dolemite No More

[Compound]

Rudy Ray Moore dies at 81; comedian and filmmaker influenced rap and hip-hop

October 21, 2008

Rudy Ray Moore, the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Rap" who influenced generations of rappers and comedians with his rhyming style, braggadocio and profanity-laced routines, has died. He was 81.

Moore, whose low-budget films were panned by critics in the 1970s but became cult classics decades later, died Sunday night in Toledo, Ohio, of complications from diabetes, his brother Gerald told the Associated Press.

Though he was little known to mainstream audiences, Moore had a significant effect on comedians and hip-hop artists.

And in the liner notes to the 2006 release of the soundtrack to Moore's 1975 motion picture "Dolemite," hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg said:

The heyday of his fame was in the 1970s, with the release of "Dolemite" followed by "The Human Tornado," "Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son-in-Law" and "Money Hustler."

More at the LA Times' site. Sad to see him go. Dolemite was entertaining.

[Tripe]

Aww crap, that's really sad.



Still at least we still have Blowfly.

[Bob]

NOOOOOO!!!!

We cannnot lose Dolemite and the Human Tornado!

Noooooooooo!

We made great drinking games during the Dolemite movie.

1.   Whenever you saw the boommike in the shot, drink.
2.   Whenever he said "Rat Soup", drink.
3.   Whenever his karate blows missed the victim but they still went flying, drink"

[MrTorso]

Aww crap, that's really sad.



Still at least we still have Blowfly.

Yes we do. In fact a couple of years ago I got to see Blowfly and Dolemite on the same bill.

[Tripe]

I think I'm going to watch Petey Wheatstraw.