US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage
01-09-2024 02:11 PM
Ammon News - US rapper Fatman Scoop has died aged 53 after collapsing at his concert on Friday in Connecticut, his representative has told the BBC.
He was halfway through his set at the Town Center Park in the city of Hamden when he collapsed on stage.
Mayor Lauren Garrett said in a post to Facebook that the rapper was taken to a local hospital by ambulance.
But his booking agency, MN2S, confirmed his death in a statement to the BBC, saying the New York native's "legacy will live on through his timeless music".
BBC