Tyler, The Creator, Questlove, More React To DJ Clark Kent’s Death

DJ Clark Kent‘s death has brought tributes from all corners of the Hip Hop world, as notable figures including Questlove and Tyler, The Creator shared memories of their experiences with the groundbreaking DJ, producer, and sneakerhead. Kent’s death following a long battle with colon cancer was announced on Friday (October 25), and the tributes started flowing in almost immediately. AD LOADING… Questlove remembered that Kent had lent him a helping hand “WAY before Things Fall Apart -Made-A-Name-For-Myself period.” “Some of my earliest DJ gigs in the industry were because of Clark,” he wrote on Instagram. “Clark is the reason Nike hired me to design shoes… I’m not even gonna start with the HUNDREDS of times he hooked me up in the world of sneaker collecting.” AD LOADING… Tyler, The Creator wrote: “Safe travels DJ Clark Kent.” DJ Rob Swift recalled that Kent’s Supermen DJ crew provided both inspiration and competition for Swift’s X-Men crew, which eventually morphed into The X-Ecutioners. AD LOADING… “DJ Clark Kent founded the Supermen DJs (DJ Scratch, Daddy Rich, Plaztic Man, etc.) in the 1980s. At that time, they were the world’s most loved, envied, and, to a degree, hated DJ crew (not because they sucked...