"AllHipHop.com has confirmed that influential comedian Rudy Ray Moore AKA Dolemite passed away on Friday (October 17) due to complications from diabetes. Moore began his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, and first gained international notoriety after co-writing and starring in the 1975, signature blaxpoitation film Dolemite. Through characters like Queen Bee and the fast-talking, street rapping Dolemite, the movie has gone on to achieve cult status and provided a blueprint to assist emcees like Snoop Dogg, Lil Kim, and Too $hort in the development of their stage personas. The success of the film spawned a 1976 sequel, Human Tornado AKA Dolemite II. Moore recently completed a third film titled The Dolemite Expression, which is slated for release this spring. Aware that Hip-Hop was an extension of his rapid-fire street punchlines (??????rappin??? and trappin??? is my game!???), Moore embraced the culture and since the late 80???s has collaborated with 2 Live Crew, Big Daddy Kane, Insane Clown Posse, and Snoop Dogg"<b,121<b,121<a href="http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/10/20/20602351.aspx" target="_blank"1http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/10/20/20602351.aspx</a1
