FatMan Scoop, the Grammy-winning DJ and hypeman who acquired followers roaring whether or not he was acting at a Clippers sport or taking the stage on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition, died Friday, his household mentioned. He was 53.
The performer, born Isaac Freeman, seems in social media movies collapsing Friday night time onstage in Hamden, Conn. The city’s mayor, Lauren Garrett, mentioned viewers members and paramedics at City Heart Park tried “life-saving help” to no avail.
On Saturday morning, the Freeman household posted a word to followers on Scoop’s Instagram web page that mentioned partially, “Final night time the world misplaced a radiant soul.”
The message added: “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.” The publish additionally famous the lack of Scoop as a “father, brother, uncle and a good friend.”
Instantly following the household’s message, tributes poured in from social media accounts from the likes of Missy Elliott and Chuck D, who wrote, “nice human being.”
Scoop’s Grammy got here on the awards held in 2006. He was among the many winners within the quick type music video class for “Lose Management,” an Elliott monitor that featured Scoop and Ciara. He additionally was featured on Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” and on tracks from Timbaland, David Guetta and Skrillex, amongst different artists.
Scoop broke in 1999 with “Be Trustworthy.” Its 2003 rerelease hit No. 1 on the singles charts in Britain and Eire. He additionally was a contestant on “Celeb Huge Brother 16: UK vs USA” in 2015.
Related Press contributed to this report.
