US rapper Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing on stage at a show in Connecticut, his family has announced.
Scoop old topped charts in Europe with Be Faithful two decades ago and later contributed to hits by other artists.
The cause of his death was not immediately clear. He was 53.
On Friday evening, he was performing at Hamden Town Center Park when he collapsed on stage, town Chief of Staff Sean Grace said on Saturday.
He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, US media reported.
His family wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday that “the world lost a radiant soul, a beacon on stage and in life.”
If the world knew him as an artist who got clubgoers moving, his family cherished him as “the laughter in our lives, a constant source of support, unwavering strength and courage,” his relatives wrote on social media.
Scoop’s manager Birch Michael said on Facebook, “I love you Scoop. Thank you so much for everything you gave to me.”
Scoop, born Isaac Freeman III, was from New York City’s Harlem neighbourhood and broke out with 1999’s Be Faithful. What started as a minor success in the US took off in Europe with a 2003 re-release, hitting number one on the singles charts in the UK and Ireland.
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