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 VOICE & energy have contributed to MANY songs that made the people feel HAPPY & want to dance for over 2 decades,” Missy Elliot said in a post on X. “Your IMPACT is HUGE & will be NEVER be forgotten.”
His death comes 13 months after the Houston rapper Big Pokey died upon collapsing on a stage in a bar in Beaumont, Texas, according to the musician’s publicist. The rap star, best known as part of the Screwed Up Click collective, was 48.
