Donald Newkirk (1966 or 1967 – November 2022) was an American musician, composer, and record producer. Newkirk appeared on several hip hop records including the remix to "Say No Go" by De La Soul and Stetsasonic's "Talking All That Jazz". In October 1989, Newkirk released his solo album, Funk City, on Russell Simmons' OBR/Columbia Records (a subsidiary of Def Jam Records). Not long after, Newkirk released the single "Small Thing". Although it was not included on Funk City, it was... [more on Wikipedia]