1928–2014
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Robert Ford Jr.
1949–2020
United States
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Biography
Robert "Rocky" Ford Jr. (June 30, 1949 – May 19, 2020) was an American journalist and record producer. While working for Billboard in 1978, Ford wrote the first article about hip-hop to appear in any major publication.
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