"We don't know when we might have the opportunity again." Inside, the minister presiding over the services agreed that life is too short and encouraged the congregation to "tell the person next to you that you love them." The fact that he never got the point he was striving to get to was a dream deferred. It could have been anybody me, anybody. "A lot of people came out to show him respect. "I made it my business to go out there and show him respect," he continued. It's a shame he's gone at such an early age. He was very intelligent book smart and street smart. "He was a great guy great personality, very humble, just a character in his own right. "Definitely a lot of supporters out there," Joe Budden said shortly after the funeral. Jones wore a black T-shirt, while Santana was clad in a white tee and his trademark bandana, which he removed before entering the funeral home. Shortly before the services began, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana arrived in a caravan of cars. It was at times very chaotic getting in the place was packed so tight, in fact, that the front door had to be closed off. Meanwhile, most of the family and friends had to weather getting through a back entrance that was just as jammed. Several dozen people were lined up in front of the funeral home to get in, while a couple of dozen more stayed across the street, looking on and playing music. "He looked like himself, they really did him right," one woman who said she is Stack's cousin, said to another after the viewing. Stack Bundles" was painted on all types of tees, while others were decorated with pictures of Bundles. In the casket, Stack wore a red T-shirt, sunglasses and jeans. Producers DJ Twins, Joe Budden and Brooklyn MC Maino also came out to join family, fans and other friends in giving Stack a final send-off with a viewing and a funeral. On Monday morning, DJ Clue was at the service with many of his Desert Storm partners, such as Skane Dollar and DJ Don Juan Demarco. Stack Bundles" written on the black tinted windows. The DJ's voice echoed "Clue, Clue, Clue" as Bundles laced the ambience with punch lines.ĭown the block was a white stretch Escalade with "R.I.P.
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They were playing at full volume an old DJ Clue mixtape in which one of Stack's myriad of freestyles was a highlight.
"He was like a Jay, 50 and Nas rolled into one," one man, sitting on the roof of a Ford Explorer, said to his friend. Foster Phillips Funeral Home, "barbershop talk" spilled over into the streets, including memories of how nice Stack was on the mic and how he should've been talked about in the same breath as rap's current household names not as another MC to be mourned. On Monday morning (June 18), as people walked down Linden Boulevard on the way to the J. QUEENS, New York One of the saddest things to fans mourning the loss of Stack Bundles is that the shining underground-hip-hop crowd-pleaser wasn't able to realize his potential as a mainstream great. 'He was a great guy great personality, very humble,' Joe Budden says of late Byrdgang member. However, his legend serves as a harrowing reminder that no matter how close one is to making it out, the drawbacks of the inner-city wait for no one.Stack Bundles Mourned At Funeral In New York Per routine, Stack’s friends and family celebrated his life with a small memorial outside of his building, with candles, copies of his CD’s and a White Castle bag from the fatal night he killed.Īll in all, Stack Bundles is a Far Rockaway legend. In detail, Stack spent the night out with friends at a Manhattan nightclub, he was approached by an unknown number of assailants and shot in his head and neck as he entered his building, according to relatives and acquaintances. Unfortunately, not every rags-to-riches tale comes to fruition and on June 11, 2007, a 24-year-old Stack Bundles was fatally shot as he was heading into his apartment building in the morning’s wee hours. It seemed as though a record deal and a major-label debut was inevitable. Moreover, he already had strong ties with Jones, Wayne, DJ Clue, Lupe Fiasco and Funk Flex, amongst others. The record’s success meant Stack Bundles had enough gravitas to go on tour with Lil Wayne, where he began to cultivate relationships with Wayne and other important figures in the music industry. Along came ByrdGang (Jones’ crew) affiliation and a prominent feature on Jim Jones’ “ Weatherman,” with Lil Wayne. Jim Jones (left) and Stack Bundled (right)īorn Rayquon Elliott, the slain rapper had made a name for himself with his “ compelling raps, magnetic personality, and unique fashion sense.” Which gave him the attention of Dipset general, Jim Jones.
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