Randy Walker (August 21, 1968 â€" November 30, 1995), of the stage
name Stretch, was an American rapper and record producer, working in
Live Squad. In the early 1990s, he joined 2Pac's rap group Thug Life.
The November 30, 1994, shooting of Shakur led to their split. On
November 30, 1995, Stretch was fatally shot.Randy Walker was born in
1968 in Springfield Gardens, Queens, to an American father and
Jamaican, immigrant mother. Randy had a younger brother and two
sisters. His father died in 1981, and his mother, Lucilda, was a nurse
at New York University Medical Center.In the late 1980s, Randy, dubbed
Stretch, and his brother Christopher, dubbed Majesty, teamed with DJ
K-Low, forming Live Squad. In 1988, both rapping and producing it,
Live Squad debut with an EP, titled BQ In Full Effect, which,
featuring Percee P, includes the tracks "Troopin It" and "We Ain't
Havin' It." Noteworthy is Stretch's voice, deep and raspy.In 1990,
Stretch met Shock G of Digital Underground, the Bay Area rap group's
1991 album featured Stretch on its track "Family of the Underground."
That year, Live Squad remixed the group's single "No Nose Job." That
summer, Stretch met Underground ally Tupac "2Pac" Shakur. The two
became fast friends. Rapping his February 1992 single "If My Homie
Calls" on Yo! MTV Raps, 2Pac was backed by Stretch, friend of host Ed
Lover, who, praising Live Squad's demo tape and taking "executive
producer" credit on its releases, helped Live get signed to Tommy Boy
Records.
name Stretch, was an American rapper and record producer, working in
Live Squad. In the early 1990s, he joined 2Pac's rap group Thug Life.
The November 30, 1994, shooting of Shakur led to their split. On
November 30, 1995, Stretch was fatally shot.Randy Walker was born in
1968 in Springfield Gardens, Queens, to an American father and
Jamaican, immigrant mother. Randy had a younger brother and two
sisters. His father died in 1981, and his mother, Lucilda, was a nurse
at New York University Medical Center.In the late 1980s, Randy, dubbed
Stretch, and his brother Christopher, dubbed Majesty, teamed with DJ
K-Low, forming Live Squad. In 1988, both rapping and producing it,
Live Squad debut with an EP, titled BQ In Full Effect, which,
featuring Percee P, includes the tracks "Troopin It" and "We Ain't
Havin' It." Noteworthy is Stretch's voice, deep and raspy.In 1990,
Stretch met Shock G of Digital Underground, the Bay Area rap group's
1991 album featured Stretch on its track "Family of the Underground."
That year, Live Squad remixed the group's single "No Nose Job." That
summer, Stretch met Underground ally Tupac "2Pac" Shakur. The two
became fast friends. Rapping his February 1992 single "If My Homie
Calls" on Yo! MTV Raps, 2Pac was backed by Stretch, friend of host Ed
Lover, who, praising Live Squad's demo tape and taking "executive
producer" credit on its releases, helped Live get signed to Tommy Boy
Records.
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