Hip-Hop Pioneer DJ Lovebug Starski Dies at 57

Hip-Hop Pioneer DJ Lovebug Starski Dies at 57
Grandmaster Caz (L) and Lovebug Starski attend the 2014 Soul Train Music Awards Centric Soul Train Weekend Kick-Off Reception at The Orleans Hotel Dauphine Ballroom on November 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for BET
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A famed New York DJ, Lovebug Starski, has died at 57, according to reports over the weekend.

Starski, born Kevin Smith, died of a heart attack in Las Vegas, NPR reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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