Malcolm McLaren died  Thursday, April 8, 2010. He is being remembered for his contributions to punk. He was called the godfather of punk. He is also being remembered  for his contribution to world hip hop. Malcolm McLaren was the former manager of the Sex Pistols and a musical impresario of whom critics say had, "virtually no musical talent whatsoever." He was considered  "a marketing genius,"   who " influenced and exploited the worldwide expansion of two inner-city explosions of creativity: punk rock and hip hop." (Chicago Tribune)

Malcolm McLaren  "was instrumental to bringing Hip Hop music and culture to the United Kingdom. He "was a notable bridge (along with Afrika Bambaataa) to the shared Downtown New York scene between Hop Hop and Punk in the early '80s ... The album which 'Buffalo Gals' appears on, 1983's Duck Rock, featured McLaren's most notably Hip Hop experimentation, as well as keyboard playing from '80s star Thomas Dolby." (HipHop Dx)

 He was 64 years old.. The cause of death-- cancer. RIP, Malcolm McLaren

Source: Chicago Tribune, HipHop Dx