Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab died suddenly on June 18, leaving his SoleSides Records family in shambles. While his death was determined to be of natural causes, the veteran Bay Area rapper had received a double kidney transplant in February 2020 after years of dialysis but was seemingly on the mend.
Speaking to HipHopDX at the time, the ambitious artist would often daydream about being on the road again as he tried to navigate the restrictions of COVID-19. After all, the stage was like his second home. Sadly for Gift of Gab and all those who loved him and his music, he never got the chance.
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