Deceased Hip-Hop Artists (Who Weren't Murdered)

[kes1111]

Everyone knows of the violent and well publicised deaths of 2pac, Biggie, Jam Master Jay, etc. But these hip-hop artists demise had different outcomes.

Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), best known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (or ODB), was an American rapper and occasional producer. He died on November 13, 2004 of a drug overdose.

Christopher Lee Rios[1] (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper and actor.On February 7, 2000, Big Pun suffered a fatal heart attack and respiratory failure.Big Pun was at his highest weight at the time of his death: 698 pounds.

Dwight Errington Myers[2] (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. An autopsy report stated that the cause of death was a pulmonary embolism (PE). He also suffered from heart disease.

James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. Yancey died in 2006 of the blood disease thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Eric Breed (June 12, 1971 – November 22,2008), better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper.On September 5, 2008 the rapper was hospitalized and placed on life-support after he collapsed when his kidneys failed during a game of pickup basketball. On November 22, 2008, Breed reportedly died in his sleep while at a friend's home in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

[djkidrich]

Where is Guru?

 

[kes1111]

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced /ˈjaʊk/; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012) was an American rapper, musician, film director, and human rights activist.He was best known as a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. He was frequently known by his stage name, MCA.Yauch died at age 47 on May 4, 2012, after a three-year battle with salivary gland cancer.

Keith Edward Elam (July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010),[1][2] better known by his stage name Guru, was an American rapper, producer and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. On February 28, 2010, Guru went into cardiac arrest and, following surgery, fell into a coma. It was claimed that Guru had briefly awakened from his coma but died on April 19, 2010, at the age of 48, from cancer.

Chad Lamont Butler[1] (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper, singer, and producer. Pimp C was best known for his work with Bun B as a founding member of the Underground Kingz (UGK). Pimp C was found dead in his hotel room in Los Angeles on December 4, 2007. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner, Butler suffered respiratory depression due to an overdose of promethazine and codeine coupled with a preexisting sleep apnea condition.

Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1963 – March 26, 1995), better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. He died due to "complications from AIDS" one month after his diagnosis, on March 26, 1995.

 

[Mr. Met]

Where's Apache?

 

[kes1111]

Robert Earl "DJ Screw" Davis, Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000) was an American hip hop DJ who was based in Houston, Texas. He was known as a central figure in the Houston hip hop community and was the creator of the now-famous Chopped and Screwed DJ technique. On November 16, 2000, Davis was found deceased inside of his Houston recording studio. When the coroner reports were released, they confirmed that he died of a codeine overdose in addition to mixed drug intoxication. In addition to codeine, Valium and PCP were found in his blood.

LaTasha Sheron Rogers (July 30, 1970 – June 4, 1991), better known as MC Trouble, was a rap artist, and the first female rapper signed to Motown Records. She died in her sleep on June 4, 1991, while at the home of a friend in Los Angeles shortly after suffering an epileptic seizure brought on by complications from a brain tumor, which resulted in heart failure.

Darren Robinson (June 10, 1967 – December 10, 1995), also known as Buffy, The Human Beat Box, and DJ Doctor Nice (among other aliases), was a member of the 1980s rap group The Fat Boys. He died of a heart attack, weighing 450 lb (204 kg) at the time.

Tim Dog is the stage name of Timothy Blair (born January 1, 1967),an American rapper from the Bronx, New York. Tim Dog reportedly died of complications from diabetes in February 14, 2013. However the funeral was canceled and no death certificate or autopsy existed.His family has also stayed away from the media claiming religious reasons as a justification for their shunning of the press and wanting to mourn in private. After Pilgrim alleged in May 2013 that Tim Dog's "reported death" may have been a scheme by Tim Dog to avoid payments to her, she came public demanding further investigation about his death. A warrant was issued in Mississippi for his arrest in case he is still alive.

 

[kes1111]

Ricky Dunigan (November 17, 1973 – December 20, 2013), better known by his stage name Lord Infamous, was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known as co-founder of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. On December 20, 2013, Lord Infamous died of a heart attack in his sleep at his mother's home in Memphis, Tennessee.

Anthony Peaks (December 26, 1964 – January 22, 2010), better known as Apache, was an American rapper. Apache died on January 22, 2010, of undisclosed causes.

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American rapper, singer, and actor. He was noted for his membership in rap trio 213. Nate Dogg died in 2011 in Long Beach, California of complications from multiple strokes.

Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the American rap duo of the 1990s Kris Kross. On May 1, 2013, Chris Kelly was found unresponsive in his Atlanta home. Kelly was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. on the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center; he was 34 years old.

 

[woodchuck]

Frosty Freeze (Rock Steady Crew)?
Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins (Grandmater Flash and the Furious 5)?
Kuriaki (Rock Steady Crew)?
Buck 4 (Rock Steady Crew)?
Chilly B (Newcleus)?

 

[kes1111]

Lumumba Carson (August 4, 1956–March 17, 2006), known by his stage names Baba Professor X the Overseer, Professor X, or PXO was born the son of Brooklyn-based activist Sonny Carson. Carson was a founding member of the Hip hop group X Clan. Carson died from complications associated with spinal meningitis in 2006.

Anthony Ian Berkeley (November 15, 1964 – July 15, 2001) better known as Poetic, was an American rapper and producer. He was also a founding member of the hip-hop group Gravediggaz, for which he used the alias Grym Reaper. Poetic died of colon cancer on July 15, 2001, 1:45pm EST at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

Edward Lee Knight (1971–2001), best known by his stage name Big Ed (or Big Ed the Assassin), was an American rapper who was signed to Master P's No Limit Records in 1992, although releasing his first and only solo album on the label in 1998. Big Ed died of throat cancer in August 2001.

Big DS (Marlon Fletcher) was a member of the rap group Onyx, but left after the group's debut album. He died May 22, 2003 of cancer

 

[MrBee]

Is Tim Dog dead? or is he on the run, runin scams??

 

[The Untouchable GDFOLKS]

Guru died of AIDS man.

 

[blkking1123]

I also think aids got guru, hus whole death story sounded real wrong

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[irvthaperv]

Sugar shaft? (X-clan). I see professor X, but...

 

[TEN]

 

[bborn]

peace

Frosty Freeze (Rock Steady Crew)?
Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins (Grandmater Flash and the Furious 5)?
Kuriaki (Rock Steady Crew)?
Buck 4 (Rock Steady Crew)?
Chilly B (Newcleus)?

I thought Kuriaki & Buck got into it on some street shit & had each other cancelled out?

Like back in the mid to late 80s/early 90s, when Legz said he was holding over a mil cash for one of his people on some gun/drugs shit.

KillaSha from QB
Huddy6 from Uptown

Wasn't there more than one from down bottom who dropped from fucking with that drank?

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

Guru died of AIDS man.

Ya don't say...

 

[muttt]

Big Moe

 

[eagle force]

RIP to all

@ Tim Dog

 

[Dubez]

My Brotha and Parter in Rhyme Marland Bradoe died a Hero saving his girlfriends younger brother from getting hit by a car and took the hit. R.I.P.

 

[UNSEEN]

Man.. RIP to all.

 

[Riggz]

Baatin from Slum Village... RIP

 

[Mentor B]

 

[RepostKing]

jeeze I gotta take better care of myself...

 

[kes1111]

Awood Johnson (August 16, 1975 – March 1, 2013), better known by his stage name, Mr. Magic, was an American rapper best known for his stint with No Limit Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
On March 1, 2013, Magic and his wife Chastity were killed in a fatal car accident in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Their twelve-year-old daughter, Twila, was the lone survivor.

Curtis Donnell Davis (August 7, 1968 – June 15, 2002),[1] better known by his stage name Big Mello, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He debuted as Big Mello in 1992 with the album "Bone Hard Zaggin'" on the Rap-A-Lot Records label.
On June 15, 2002 Mello along with a passenger died after Mello lost control of his vehicle and hit a pillar in the 4500 block of South Loop West (South Interstate Highway 610).

Tony D, born Anthony Depula (Date of Birth 1967, died April 5, 2009), was a hip hop artist from Trenton, New Jersey. Although he was a hip hop artist & DJ, he was most famous for being an influential producer in hip hop music. He was the producer behind Poor Righteous Teachers and YZ. He has also produced tracks for DJ Muggs, Young Zee, Outsidaz, Pace Won, Blvd Mosse, King Sun, Scott Lark, and Shawn Lov. Depula died on April 5, 2009, after being involved in a car accident near his home in Hamilton, New Jersey.

DJ Subroc born Dingilizwe Dumile (1973–1993) was an English born American hip hop artist and a member of KMD, Constipated Monkey, and Monsta Island Czars. DJ SubRoc died in 1993 after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway.

Huddy Combs born Andre Hudson,was a member of the rap group Harlem World and a pal of rappers Cam'ron and Ma$e. On October 13, 2010, member Huddy was killed in an early morning traffic accident on the George Washington Bridge in New York City. Huddy Combs was 33.

 

[Mack1052]

My Brotha and Parter in Rhyme Marland Bradoe died a Hero saving his girlfriends younger brother from getting hit by a car and took the hit. R.I.P.

I remember this. Real sad story. Sporty theives was them dudes.
RIP to your fam

 

[Mack1052]

Not hip hop but the lead singer from H-town died in a car accident too

 

[Mentor B]

Brandon Burris AKA Point Game (died of a heart attack)

 

[Chico Fontane]

Joe Paquette (May 5, 1963 – May 16, 2001), better known as Prince Ital Joe

Prince Ital Joe died on May 16, 2001 from injuries sustained in a car accident that happened on a highway near Phoenix, Arizona while en route to Los Angeles. He was 38 years old.

 

[tekwehuself]

EZ rock (of Rob base and Ez rock)

 

[kes1111]

DJ Train(Clarence Lars)was a childhood friend of MC Ren ( and Eazy E who became one of Ruthless Records top DJs, working with J.J. Fad and other acts on the label. Train went on to start a group called C.P.O. (Capital Punishment Organization) with rapper Lil' Nation (aka Boss Hogg) and producer Young D. DJ Train was killed in a house fire on July 26, 1994.

Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 — July 15, 1990),better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer and rapper with the successful group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until 1990. On July 15, 1990, at the age of 22, Dixon was killed by an accidental fall.

KMG (Kevin Michael Gulley)of Pomona, California Hip Hop group Above The Law died of a heart attack July 7, 2012.

Karryl "Special One" Smith of the Bay Area female hip hop duo The Conscious Daughters was found dead at her home on December 10, 2011, from complications associated with blood clots that reached her lungs.

 

[N*E*R*D]

Rip

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Rip huddy6

 

[woodchuck]

DJ Train's death was especially sad. I was told by someone that was there, that he ran back into the burning house to save his son, and didn't know that his son was already out of the house due to all of the confusion.

 

[Mentor B]

Troy Dixon (October 19, 1967 — July 15, 1990),better known as Trouble T Roy, was a hip-hop dancer and rapper with the successful group Heavy D and the Boyz from 1987 until 1990. On July 15, 1990, at the age of 22, Dixon was killed by an accidental fall.

T.R.O.Y - They Reminisce Over You.

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[rNubb]

informative but fucked up thread.

none of these folks died of old age.

 

[mozartte]

Wow, didnt know one of the conscious daughters was dead. RIP to Big Mello. Bonehard was that joint. RIP to all the rappers killed.