{"id":1656,"date":"2025-04-28T02:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/28\/kool-dj-red-alert-mr-biggs-more-legends-remember-pow-wow\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T02:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:09:32","slug":"kool-dj-red-alert-mr-biggs-more-legends-remember-pow-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/28\/kool-dj-red-alert-mr-biggs-more-legends-remember-pow-wow\/","title":{"rendered":"Kool DJ Red Alert, Mr. Biggs &#038; More Legends Remember Pow Wow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The funeral details for<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/pow-wow-soul-sonic-force-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Soulsonic Force member Pow Wow<\/a> (real name Robert Darrell Allen) have been revealed. According to close friends and family, the viewing takes place on Monday (April 28) at John J. Fox &amp; Son Funeral Home in the Bronx, New York from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET. The burial will follow at the Forest Green Park Cemetery in Morganville, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a deeply challenging time\u2014one filled with many unforeseen circumstances and emotional hurdles that tested the limits of our strength and patience,\u201d Pow Wow\u2019s widow, U. Seville Draper-Allen, tells <em>AllHipHop<\/em>. \u201cDespite it all, we held on to our faith. We moved with faith. And it is that same faith, combined with unshakable love and enduring works, that allowed us to overcome every weapon formed against us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo each and every person who stood by my husband with compassion, loyalty and genuine care\u2014thank you. Your love ensured he is honored with the dignity and grace he deserves. You stood up for him. You supported us both. And I am grateful beyond words. As the voice for my husband today, I can tell you confidently: he sees your love, he feels your spirit and he would say with his whole heart\u2014\u2019Thank you. I love you more.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pow Wow died on April 4 after a long illness. Cholly Rock, one of the original 11 Zulu Kings, estimated he was around 64 at the time of his death. He had suffered from emphysema and the complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was my boy,\u201d Cholly said at the time. \u201cWe are original members of the Soulsonic Force. We are first generation b-boys. We are two of the original 11 Zulu Kings. There were only 11 of us in the beginning. I was just 16 when we first met. If I could say anything to him right now it would be, I love you brother. You\u2019re not suffering anymore. I know you were suffering and you\u2019re not anymore. May your journey be a beautiful one and the transition to the after life be a blessed one. We\u2019re pioneers, son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afrika Bambaataa &amp; The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (Official Music Video) [HD]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9J3lwZjHenA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><\/p>\n<p>Several of Pow Wow\u2019s peers spoke to <em>AllHipHop<\/em> about his passing, including Kool DJ Red Alert, who said, \u201cFarewell to emcee Pow Wow. When I became part of Zulu Nation in 1979, he welcomed me with open Arms. It was Pow Wow<br \/>that coined the phrase \u2018Red Alert Goes Berserk.\u2019 A true crowd pleaser on the microphone who, along with Mr. Biggs and emcee G.L.O.B.E., gave us the groundbreaking song \u2018Planet Rock.\u2019 Major respect to his contribution to the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pow Wow\u2019s Soulsonic Force brethren, Mr. Biggs, called him the \u201clife of the party.\u201d He added, \u201cHe loved to have fun. He was the type of individual that you could count on. You never knew where you may see Pow Wow throughout the city. I can recall one of the first times we were performing, the music went out. Myself, along with MC G.L.O.B.E., was lost for words, but Pow Wow just grabbed the mic and started rocking the crowd. I will never forget that moment and I will never forget my brother Pow-Wow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cholly, although unable to attend due to a previously scheduled medical procedure, continued, \u201cMy love for Pow Wow is infinite and unconditional. From our time smoking cats in The Valley at a Flash Jam\u2014Flash only played there twice\u2014to spending the night in Staten Island at Pinky\u2019s house, to rocking the mic for Bam with Soulsonic even before \u2018Planet Rock.\u2019 I love you my brother. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DI5RvcCN7Yh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Van Silk (@rapamania_vansilk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/d>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Melle Mel of the Furious Five came up alongside Pow Wow. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five\u2019s trailblazing single, \u201cThe Message,\u201d was released in 1982, preceding 1985\u2019s \u201cPlanet Rock,\u201d but they all knew each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP Pow Wow,\u201d Melle said. \u201cThe OG, the pioneer, the real dude. My Zulu brother. Rest in eternal peace. Job well done,\u201d while Ikey C of Soulsonic Force calls him, \u201cOne of the greatest on stage and with a pen. He always ended convos on the phone with \u2018when you see the Queen, my Mom, tell her I love her.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s only the beginning of the list of people who will miss Pow Wow. DJ Eclipse called him an \u201cinnovator.\u201d He continued, \u201cNot only in his style of rhyme, but also as part of the Soulsonic Force and the larger than life imagery they portrayed on stage and in their artwork.\u00a0 They were a huge influence on Hip-Hop and dropped game changing music with \u2018Planet Rock\u2019 that created a new sound within the culture.\u00a0 And Pow Wow was at the epicenter of that song delivering one of the most iconic verses ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Silk, longtime New York City promotor and the common thread between so many Hip-Hop legends, concluded, \u201cPow Wow was someone who was very instrumental when Hip-Hop was taking form. Pow Wow was definitely a Hip-Hop kid, who started off as a B-Boy. He could really dance. Soulsonic Force and \u2018Planet Rock\u2019 changed the music sound in Hip-Hop. May my brother rest well.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-footer-text\">\n<h2> What do you think about this article? <\/h2>\n<p><span> Share your thoughts in the comments below and join the discussion! <\/span><\/aside>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/pow-wow-funeral-details\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funeral details for Soulsonic Force member Pow Wow (real name Robert Darrell Allen) have been revealed. According to close friends and family, the viewing takes place on Monday (April 28) at John J. Fox &amp; Son Funeral Home in the Bronx, New York from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET. 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