Friend Devin Hampton became close with Bourbon in high school
Bourbon was idolized in hometown of Potosi, Mo.
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POTOSI, Mo.
Devin Hampton remembers the epic Madden 2K battles with Brandon Bourbon on PlayStation, the two scarfing down spaghetti before making gas-station runs for Gatorades and Snickers bars.
There also were faceoffs on “Rapchat,” a smartphone app that provided a background beat and allowed the friends to share their musical performances. Bourbon was always quick to call Hampton’s effort “whack” if it was no good.