Lappy

Lappy or Douglas Shepley, was a British-American musician who worked for bank robber Willan Rodriguez most of his career. It made national headlines in 1984 following a dispute between him and his producer. The producer exposed Lappy and wrote about it in his book Scams in the music industry. The book sold at least 100.000 copies in its first week of release. Lappy was subsequently put on trial for conspiracy to murder but committed suicide in a shootout with English police officers near Ealing, London before the trail began.

Legacy
Jopps.com wrote in 2001 that Lappy may had good intent, but didn’t show it. Rhyme listed Lappy as #33 on 70 Best Songwriters, in 2010. The article received a lot of criticism.