Fatman Scoop, the rapper, D.J., and hype man behind the sleeper hit “Be Devoted” and whose booming voice on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Management” and Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” introduced him bigger fame, has died after collapsing whereas acting at a present in Hamden, Connecticut on August 30, confirms The New York Occasions. Footage of the incident confirmed folks trying to carry out CPR on Fatman Scoop behind gear onstage, and Hamden mayor Lauren Garrett confirmed that paramedics tried lifesaving measures. He was 56.
“Fatman Scoop was not only a world class performer, he was a father, brother, uncle and a pal,” Fatman Scoop’s household wrote in a press release on his official Instagram. “He was the laughter in our lives, a continuing supply of assist, unwavering energy, and braveness. Fatman Scoop was recognized to the world because the undisputed voice of the membership. His music made us dance and embrace life with positivity. His pleasure was infectious and the generosity he prolonged to all will likely be deeply missed however by no means forgotten. As we mourn the lack of Fatman Scoop, we additionally have a good time his outstanding life and the numerous lives he touched. Fatman Scoop’s legacy is of affection and brightness, it would reside in our hearts and recollections eternally.”
Born Isaac Freeman III in New York Metropolis in 1968, Fatman Scoop grew up in Harlem, the place he realized about hip-hop up shut in particular person from locals already flexing their abilities on the road. When he started attempting his hand at it, the rapper lifted his moniker from an outdated nickname given to him by his uncle, which nodded to his love of ice cream.
Fatman Scoop’s greatest solo success, “Be Devoted,” got here as a shock years after its launch. With beats by the Crooklyn Clan that prominently pattern “Love Like This” by Religion Evans, the observe initially got here out in 1999, however didn’t surge to No. 1 on the British Billboard singles chart till 2003. He went on to launch three compilation albums through the years: 2003’s Fatman Scoop’s Occasion Breaks: Quantity 1, 2006’s Within the Membership, and 2015’s Occasion King.
Along with his immediately recognizable and scratchy bellow, Fatman Scoop turned a standout featured artist on among the greatest songs of the 2000s, together with Missy Elliott’s “Lose Management” and Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That.” Along with hopping on songs with Ciara, DJ Kool, and Tech N9ne, he additionally introduced ample vitality to remixes for Timbaland, Lil Jon, and Janet Jackson. In later years, Fatman Scoop hopped on the Skrillex music “Squad Out,” and A$AP Rocky not too long ago revealed that he’s featured on his upcoming music “Hood Glad” alongside Morrissey, Busta Rhymes, Taste Flav, and Slick Rick.
