​‘Cha-Cha Slide’ creator DJ Casper has died aged 58

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Creator of the ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ DJ Casper, real name Willie Perry Jr., has passed away at the age of 58.

The Chicago-hailing DJ, songwriter, and hype man was said to have passed away yesterday (August 7) following a seven-year battle with cancer.

DJ Casper’s wife, Kim, told ABC7 that he passed away peacefully by the side of his loved ones. He was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016.

Upon release in August 2000, the ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ didn’t fare as well in the…