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title: R.I.P. Malcolm McLaren
description: <p>Today I was going to post about a living legend as I did last week. But upon hearing this news and letting it sink in a little over the weekend, I decided to change things a bit. If at any point in time you've enjoyed listening to these selected works of A Tribe Called Quest, Eminem, or O.D.B., among others, you've no doubt heard Mr. McLaren's influence.</p>
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# R.I.P. Malcolm McLaren

Posted by [LuisReyes](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/luisreyes) on Apr 12

![Renaissance man - Malcolm McLaren](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/file-2501322780-jpg/blog-files/malcolmpiano1-298x300.jpg?width=298&height=300&name=malcolmpiano1-298x300.jpg)

Today I was going to post about a living legend as I did [last week](https://www.a3cfestival.com/cope2-a-king-among-legends/). But upon hearing this news and letting it sink in a little over the weekend, I decided to change things a bit. If at any point in time you've enjoyed listening to these selected works of **[A Tribe Called Quest](http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/5720/A%20Tribe%20Called%20Quest%20feat.%20Trugoy%20the%20Dove-Award%20Tour_Malcolm%20McLaren%20and%20World%27s%20Famous%20Supreme%20Team-Hobo%20Scratch/)**, **[Eminem](http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/412/Eminem-Without%20Me_Malcolm%20McLaren-Buffalo%20Gals/)**, or **[O.D.B.](http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/7053/Ol%27%20Dirty%20Bastard-Shimmy%20Shimmy%20Ya_Malcolm%20McLaren%20and%20World%27s%20Famous%20Supreme%20Team-D%27Ya%20Like%20Scratchin%27%3F/)**, among others, you've no doubt heard **Mr. McLaren's** influence.

Malcolm McLaren was a London-born impresario who had his finger prints all over music and in particular, Hip hop. Originally involved in the fashion design and punk scenes, his subsequent contributions with The World's Famous Supreme Team has been sampled by everyone from **Das EFX** and **DJ Z-Trip** to **Public Enemy** and **Sublime**. At a time (1983) when rap music was barely heard on daytime radio let alone acknowledged as a worthwhile artform, his visionary ideas have indeed been proven to stand the test of time.

With the indelible body of work he has left us, we can celebrate the legacy this treasure of a person has given the world for generations to come.

![Malcolm McLaren 1/22/1946 - 4/8/2010](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/file-2501322790-jpg/blog-files/mclaren-001-300x180.jpg?width=300&height=180&name=mclaren-001-300x180.jpg)

**DJ Premier's** [*Malcolm McLaren Tribute Mix*](http://www.mixcloud.com/WorksOfMart/malcolm-mclaren-tribute-mix/)

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