Tributes Pour In For Passing Of Whodini's John 'Ecstasy' Fletcher

The internet is awash with tributes after learning of the passing of one of hip hop's pioneers, John Fletcher, aka Ecstasy from early '80s New York group Whodini.

The Brooklyn trio have been described as one of the first rap groups to add a straight R&B twist to their music and were contemporaries of the likes of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Run DMC, and toured on the latter's legendary 1986 Raising Hell tour alongside the Beastie Boys and LL Cool J (where in fact Whodini had second billing).

Whodini's influence on the hip hop scene can be seen from the amount of praise hitting social media in light of the news emerging of Fletcher's passing, with many luminaries within the scene posting their tributes online including Public Enemy's Chuck D, Questlove, Ice-T, Ice Cube and more. You can read some of them below.