New York rapper Fatman Scoop, who scored an unlikely worldwide hit within the early 2000s with “Be Devoted” and gained a Grammy for his contribution to Missy Elliott’s hit “Lose Management,” died earlier as we speak (Aug. 31) after collapsing throughout a efficiency at a free live performance in Hamden, Ct. He was 53.
Scoop, whose actual title was Isaac Freeman III, obtained instant medical consideration onstage whereas different performers led the viewers in a prayer, per video footage from the occasion. He was then taken to an area hospital.
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“He was the laughter in our lives — a continuing supply of help, unwavering energy and braveness,” the artist’s household stated in a press release. “Fatman Scoop was recognized to the world because the undisputed voice of the membership. His music made us dance and embrace life with positivity. His pleasure was infectious and the generosity he prolonged to all might be deeply missed however by no means forgotten.”
DJ/producer Pure Chilly, who labored with Scoop, wrote on social media, “I’m actually misplaced for phrases. You took me all around the world and had me performing alongside you on among the largest and biggest levels on this planet. The belongings you taught me have actually made me the person I’m as we speak.”
Because of the enduring reputation of “Be Devoted,” which was a New York membership hit a number of years earlier than it was formally launched after which topped the U.Okay. singles chart in 2003, Scoop usually carried out throughout the Atlantic. He was scheduled to seem on the Reminisce Pageant in Saint Helens, England on Sept. 7; organizers wrote on Instagram that “his absence might be profoundly felt by everybody. He was not simply one in every of our hottest performers, he was a cherished member of the Reminisce household.”
On the heels of “Be Devoted,” Scoop guested on “Lose Management” and shared in Elliott’s 2005 Grammy for Greatest Shortform Music Video. That very same 12 months, he appeared on Mariah Carey’s high 20 hit “It’s Like That.”
Since then, the rapper collaborated with everybody from David Guetta, Wisin & Yandel and Skrillex to Ciara, Smino and Hardwell. Yesterday, he debuted the video for “Let It Go,” a brand new tune with Dyce Paso.
“I wish to thank Fatman Scoop for being an embodiment of what hip hop was actually about — to only overlook about your troubles and reside within the second and permit pleasure in,” Questlove wrote on Instagram.
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