Rapper and hype man Fatman Scoop has passed away after collapsing on stage during a performance on Friday night. He was 53.
According to a report from Rolling Stone, Scoop, real name Isaac Freeman III, was performing in Hamden, Connecticut’s Hamden Town Center Park when he had a “medical emergency” before being “transported by ambulance to the hospital.” Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett confirmed as much on Facebook.
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