Missy Elliott, Ciara, Questlove and Ludacris are among the artists paying tribute to New York rapper Fatman Scoop (aka Isaac Freeman III), who died Saturday following a medical emergency while on stage during a concert in August 30 in Hamden, Connecticut. It was 53.
Elliott, who hit the “Be faithfulThe rapper will appear on her 2005 hit 'Lose Control' alongside Ciara, he tweeted“Prayers for the Fatman Scoop family for STRENGTH at this difficult time. Fatman Scoop VOICE & Energy have contributed MANY songs that made people feel HAPPY and want to dance for over 2 decades. YOUR IMPACT IS HUGE AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.”
Ciara song partner shared a clip of Fatman Scoop laying his part in the studio while Ciara dances along. Paired with the original “Lose Control” video. “Rest in @FatmanScoop! You were truly one of the best voices in hip-hop! I am so glad to have met your greatness! We will all miss you so much,” Ciara captioned the post.
Questlove also paid his respects. Drummer of the Roots took to Instagram where he started his post “on behalf of” many people, from “all the strong ladies who are single” to “everyone born after a festive night at the club” and “EVERY DJ who needed to get the adrenaline pumping. music to make the energy to INSTANTLY rise from 3 to 11″ along with others. He concluded: “I want to thank FATMAN SCOOP for being the embodiment of what hip-hop really was. Just forget your problems and live in the moment and allow the joy to enter. I am very sorry to see you go my brother. You will be missed, but you will NEVER be forgotten.”
Ludacris thanked the late rapper, hype man and radio and TV personality for his dedication to the art. “Scoop was one of those people who reminded you what the word LOVE Truly means. He is an ACTION, and with his ACTIONS he exuded the PUREST form of passion for HIP-HOP,” Ludacris he wrote on Instagram. “Every person he came in contact with felt this LOVE & this PASSION. THIS is the kind of LEGACY WE ALL MUST carry on from here on into ETERNITY. THANKS FATMAN SCOOP.”
D-Nice also honored Fatman Scoop with one post on Instagram. “Texting with Scoop the other day after he saw a video of me playing one of his songs at my concert last Friday. He was always kind to me. This is a great loss to civilization,” he wrote. “My condolences to all his loved ones. Rest in peace, Fatman Scoop.”
Fatman Scoop was on stage performing Friday at Town Center Park in Hamden, Connecticut, when he appeared to collapse per video shared on X, which was previously pictured on Twitter. After the incident, he was taken to a hospital. His tour manager, Bryan “DJ Pure Cold” Michael was announced Freeman's death on Saturday morning. No cause of death was reported.
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