Bushwick Bill
Richard Shaw (December 8,1966 - June 9,2019), known by his stage name, Bushwick Bill, was an American rapper of Jamaican descent. He was best known as being a member of the rap group, Geto Boys. Bushwick Bill has dwarfism.
Life
He lost his eye when he was depressed, drunk and suicidal, and went to his girlfriend' s house and asked her to shoot him. She refused, and he threatened to hurt their baby. After a struggle, the gun went off and the bullet pierced his eye which left the bullet stuck inside his head. Bill survived the accident. The album cover for Geto Boy' s 1991 album, We Can' t Be Stopped is a picture of Bill in the hospital after his accident.
On May 1,2019, he revealed that in February of that year he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He died a month later on June 9,2019 at a Denver, Colorado hospital from the disease, aged 52.
Discography
Albums
Bushwick Bill has released 6 studio albums:
References
Websites
Bushwick Bill at Myspace
1966 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Rappers from Texas
Singers from Houston
People with dwarfism