Fatman Scoop, hype man and rapper, died after collapsing on stage at a show in Connecticut. He was only 53 years old.
(Chris Pizzelo, AP.)
The rapper, named Issac Freeman III, was performing at the Hamden Town Center Park when he collapsed Friday evening. According to Mayor Lauren Garrett’s Facebook post, he had a medical emergency. Paramedics and concertgoers attempted to aid him to recovery.
His family said in an Instagram post that “the world lost a radiant soul, a beacon on stage and in life.”
With a striking voice and dance-floor-friendly sensibility, Fatman Scoop was a mainstay of club playlists around the turn of the millennium. But if the world knew him as the “voice of the club,” his family cherished him as “the laughter in our lives, a constant source of support, unwavering strength and courage,” his relatives said.
“His music made us dance and embrace life with positivity. His joy was infectious and the generosity he extended to all will be deeply missed but never forgotten,” they added, saying he leaves a legacy “of love and brightness.”
(John Ricard, Getty Images.)
Scoop's tour manager Birch Michael confirmed the rapper's death on social media, but he did not provide any information about what caused Scoop's collapse or death.
"I am honestly lost for words," Michael posted early Saturday morning. "You took me all over the world and had me performing alongside you on some of the biggest and greatest stages on this planet, the things you taught me have truely made me the man I am today."
Missy Elliott, who Scoop performed alongside in her 2005 single "Lose Control," also paid tribute to the rapper.
Condolences to family and friends for such a great, but difficult, loss in the music industry.
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