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Too Poetic (born '''Anthony Ian Berkeley''', b.1966 in Trinidad , d. July 15, 2001 in California ) is a Rapper and Producuer from the horrorcore rap band, Gravediggaz . Born in Trinidad and raised in the Wyandanch section of Long Island, Anthony Berkeley was the eldest son of a minister and his wife. His first rap group, Too Poetic, released their first and final 12" single "God Made Me Funky" in 1989 on DNA/Tommy Boy records. However, the deals with DNA/Tommy Boy never panned out and Poetic fell on hard times including homelessness. He then later joined the gravediggaz, under the name '''Grym Reaper''' (Grym been a Acronym for ''Ghetto Repaired Young Mind'') where his offbeat rapping style finally got him noticed and the album had good reviews and sales. After album number two came out, ''The Pick, The Sickle And The Shovel'' RZA and Prince Paul decided to leave The Gravediggaz, leaving Frukwan and himself as the only remaining members. the 3rd gravediggaz album (Nightmare in A-Minor) was released in 1999 and during this time Anthony was diagnosed with Colon Cancer and was given only four months to live (although, despite the odds Poetic kept on the struggle against cancer and survived almost two and a half years after the doctor’s verdict.) During in this time, he callobrated with The Prodigy's Maxim Reality under the name of '''Tony Titanium''' (Frukwan gave him this name because Titanium metal was "as hard as Poetic’s will to live".) but In July 15, 2001 Anthony finally lost the battle. This made him a cult icon by the hip hop world, and his family now have a donation charity to help his family and children. OTHER ALIASES
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