Rapper Fatman Scoop Dies After Collapsing Onstage

Norman Ray

International Courant

Fatman Scoop, the rapper who labored with Timbaland, Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, has died at 53. The reason for demise isn’t but identified.

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The Celebration King artist (born Isaac Freeman III) suffered a medical emergency throughout a efficiency on Friday evening in Hamden, Connecticut and was transported through ambulance to an area hospital, based on a press release shared by Mayor Lauren Garrett.

Video shared by TMZ exhibits the rapper collapsing onstage round 8:30pm earlier than individuals rushed over to manage CPR.

Scoop’s supervisor Michael Birch introduced the artist’s demise Saturday morning with a heartfelt tribute. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I announce the passing of Isaac Freeman III, identified professionally as Fatman Scoop,” he wrote in a press release. “You taught me how one can be the Man I’m right this moment. I Love you Scoop, Thanks a lot for all the pieces you gave to me. Relaxation In Peace.”

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Birch, who additionally performs as Pure Chilly, added on Instagram, “I’m actually misplaced for phrases… You took me all around the world and had me performing alongside you on among the greatest and biggest levels on this planet, the stuff you taught I’ve (actually) made me the person I’m right this moment. Thanks a lot, I really like you x.”

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Born Aug. 6, 1971 in New York Metropolis, Freeman discovered success along with his 1999 single ‘Be Trustworthy’ (that includes Crooklyn Clan), which later topped the UK and Eire charts in 2003. He went on to mentor a gaggle of British musicians the next 12 months on the Channel 4 collection Chancers.

He was identified for his appearances on the 2005 singles ‘Lose Management’ by Missy Elliott and ‘It is Like That’ by Mariah Carey. Most lately, Scoop collaborated with Tech N9ne on the only ‘No Popcorn’ that dropped in July.

Scoop additionally had a cameo as himself on a 2007 episode of the animated collection The Boondocks, and he competed on Superstar Large Brother 16: UK vs. USA in 2015.

Rapper Fatman Scoop Dies After Collapsing Onstage

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