The US rapper Fatman Scoop has died after he collapsed mid-performance
during a free concert in Connecticut on Friday night, according to reports.
The New York-born artist, whose real name is Isaac Freeman III,
was headlining the so-called Green & Gold Party in Hamden, Connecticut,
when he had what was described as a medical emergency.
He was seen in a video posted on X to have collapsed behind the DJ booth after urging concertgoers to “make some noise”.
The 53-year-old rapper – best known for his collaborations with Missy Elliott and Ciara on the 2005 hit Lose Control,
and on Mariah Carey’s It’s Like That – was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Fatman Scoop had an early hit in the UK and Ireland when a re-release of Be Faithful
which was produced by American hip-hop duo Crooklyn Clan – topped the charts in 2003.
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