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A popular 103 Jamz DJ has died.
Lawrence “Cool DJ Law” Brown, who also worked as a programming director, died Sunday, according to the 103 Jamz website. He was 40.
The announcement was made on the radio, 102.9 FM, Sunday evening about 4:45 p.m. He died of a heart attack, according to a statement from the station cited by WVEC.com.
Brown, with Horace “Big B” Belcher, hosted the “Boodah Brother Morning Show.” The two had been working together at 103 Jamz since 1992, but became friends when they were third graders in Fayetteville, N.C.
The two were both from military families and later attended Hampton University.
Belcher, in 1997, said the two were like family.
“We even spend Christmas together,” he said.
Their mix show became popular, so in 1996, the two were moved to the 6 to 10 p.m. slot. They chose the name Boodah Brothers from their close relationship and their combined weights of 880 pounds.
Brown and Belcher got some television air time in 1998 when they hosted a couple of episodes of BET’s “Planet Groove.”
In 2000, the pair moved to the 2 to 6 p.m. slot at 103 Jamz and then in 2004, the Boodah Brothers took over in the early morning.
After gastric bypass operations, both Brown and Belcher lost about 200 pounds each.
“I feel like a brand-new person,” Law said in a 2004 interview. “Brand-new person. Brand-new radio show.”
The radio station has a memorial page and a photo gallery for Brown on its website.
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