Hitman Howie Tee, a pioneering hip-hop producer known for his work with Jamaican-American rappers Special Ed and Chubb Rock, ...

Legendary music producer Howard Thompson, known to Hip-Hop fans as Hitman Howie Tee, has recently died.

Hitman Howie Tee, the Brooklyn-raised producer behind “I Got It Made” and “Treat ’Em Right,” has died, leaving behind a legacy of beats that defined Hip-Hop’s golden era.

A color photograph of Chubb Rock. He is wearing a coat with a white fur hood and has a goatee. He is standing behind a black metal railing on a balcony. He is reaching his arms out. The photograph was ...