US rapper Fatman Scoop dead after collapsing on stage<\/p>\n
US rapper Fatman Scoop has died, his family and manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage, prompting a wave of tributes from the world of hip-hop.<\/p>\n
Scoop, best known for the hit tracks \u201cBe Faithful\u201d and \u201cIt Takes Scoop,\u201d collapsed on stage at Hamden Town Center Park, Connecticut and was taken to hospital where doctors were unable to revive him, US media reported.<\/p>\n
Medical staff apparently attempted to administer CPR while he was still on the stage, according to a video of the incident obtained by celebrity news site TMZ. He was then carried away on a stretcher.<\/p>\n
In a post on his Instagram account, his family wrote that \u201cit is with profound sadness and very heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of the legendary and iconic Fatman Scoop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFatman Scoop was known to the world as the undisputed voice of the club. His music made us dance and embrace life with positivity,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n
Scoop\u2019s manager Birch Michael confirmed his death on Facebook, writing: \u201cI love you Scoop. Thank you so much for everything you gave to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 \u2018Want to dance\u2019 \u2013<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Hip-hop star Missy Elliott wrote on X that Scoop\u2019s \u201cvoice and energy have contributed to many songs that made the people feel happy and want to dance for over two decades. Your impact is huge and will be never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n Radio host Shelley Wade posted a photograph of herself with Scoop, writing: \u201cWe are losing too many of our hip-hop legends too soon. Rest easy, Scoop.\u201d<\/p>\n Scoop briefly became embroiled in a political row in Australia in 2018 when the country\u2019s then-prime minister Scott Morrison posted a clip that featured his hit \u201cBe Faithful.\u201d<\/p>\n Morrison, a conservative evangelical Christian, deleted the post after his critics said the entertainer\u2019s lyrics were inappropriate and unparliamentary.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s quite clear that that is not a song on my playlist,\u201d he later told reporters in Sydney.<\/p>\n The uproar prompted a response from Scoop, who tagged Morrison in an Instagram post saying: \u201cI am humbled to have my voice rocking in the highest offices of the Australian Government!\u201d<\/p>\n The rapper defended his lyrics: \u201cIt\u2019s a fun PARTY SONG that has no NEGATIVITY or HARM in it!!\u201d before extending Morrison a backstage invite to a festival appearance in Australia.<\/p>\n The post <\/a> first appeared on KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US rapper Fatman Scoop dead after collapsing on stage US rapper Fatman Scoop has died, his family and manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage, prompting a wave of tributes from the world of hip-hop. Scoop, best known for the hit tracks \u201cBe Faithful\u201d and \u201cIt Takes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}