“Rest In Peace Casey Benjamin,” Lupe Fiasco wrote on Instagram. “I’m so grateful and respectful that I can’t even begin to say it. I’m very sorry for the family, fans, and friends’ loss.” “Rest in peace Casey Benjamin,” singer-songwriter and composer Sinkane posted on X (formerly Twitter). “One of the best musicians of our time has died. My friend, I will always love and miss you.” Questlove, drummer for The Roots, also praised Benjamin and the Robert Glasper Experiment, saying, “Seriously…..damn near every member of this squad was a god in their own right and I considered #CaseyBenjamin the Horace Grant of the squad.” Questlove added, “Being there gave Glasper the time and space to do what I think Glasper does best, which is paint colors, which would have been hard for Glasper to do if he had to lead the mission with only one keyboard.” He concluded with, “It was always my dream to work with Casey whose vocoder work & sax work was just friggin otherworldly,” later writing, “Rest in Melody Casey.”
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