Blade Icewood (March 14, 1977 – April 19, 2005), birth name Darnell Quincy Lindsay, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was a member of the rap group Street Lord'z and is arguably considered as the most influential rapper of the Detroit underground rap genre. On April 19, 2005, he was fatally shot due to gang-related violence in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Street Lord'z/Chedda Boyz/Dirty Glove Entertainment (1998–2005) Lindsay was raised on the Eastside of Detroit in the vicinity of 7 Mile Road and Conant Ave. in the Grixdale/Conant Gardens neighborhood at his family's home at 3132 Berry Street. Later in life, he moved to Southfield and attended Southfield High School. Blade Icewood debuted as a rapper in Detroit with a majority west side group "Street Lord'z aka Chedda Boyz on their debut album Platinum Rolees Don't Tic Toc. The group members were Yacht,Jesse James,O Dolla, Brick, Baby L,Stl Juan,Big J, TJ Da Thug,G-Rock,Fat Mike, Black,Tiffany Blade,Lil Kuz, Rook, Cashout Calhoun,K Doe (aka K Deezy),DJ Mark G, Pook, J O'Neal,Young Roy Boy, Starstrukk,Stl Ron-Ron . He performed with the Street Lord'z and the Eastside Chedda Boyz throughout his career. Conflict with Eastside Chedda Boyz The conflict over the name "Chedda Boyz" started after the formation of the rap group Eastside Chedda Boyz. After the second album released by the Street Lord'z, Platinum Masterpiece, boasted the subtitle, "Original Chedda Boyz," became the cause of conflict between the Street Lord'z and Chedda Boyz. Icewood released a bonus DVD with his "Stackmaster" solo album that featured an interview discussing the origins of the name Chedda Boyz. A retaliating diss song was later released by the Eastside Chedda Boyz titled "Boss Up and Take They Money" (an allusion to the Icewood song, "Boy Would You"). Shooting and paralysis On September 20, 2004, Blade Icewood was shot in his own house in Oak Park, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He was hit with seven bullets from an AK-47 assault rifle, after gunmen broke into his house. After the shooting, an officer stated that Icewood refused to assist investigators. He was paralyzed from the chest down and used a wheelchair. Two days prior to his own shooting, another shooting happened outside of Candy Bar, a Woodward Avenue nightclub, that left Wipeout, a rival Eastside Detroit rapper, dead. Many speculated the shootings were related. A diss song called "Ride On Me" suggests that Icewood knew the