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If you've ever sat next to a speaker waiting, just waiting, for the newest "ill" club joints to drop, you knew Carl Blaze. If you've ever worked the Bronx nightclub circuit, you knew the name well. His real name was Carlos Rivera, and he died this weekend after being shot in an Inwood apartment building on December 7.

Mr. Rivera, 30, apparently got in a dispute inside an apartment building near Inwood Hill Park just before he was shot. Bullet holes were visible in the hallways yesterday. The police have yet to make any arrests or provide a motive for the shooting, although they noted that a white metal diamond chain with the initials C.B. was missing from his neck when the officers arrived.

Rest in peace, Mr. Blaze.

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