Fatman Scoop, who topped charts in Europe with “Be Faithful” 20 years in the past and later contributed to hits by different artists, died after collapsing on stage at a present Friday in Connecticut, in accordance with officers and his household. He was 53.
The explanation for his demise wasn’t instantly clear.
He was acting at Hamden Town Center Park when he collapsed Friday night, city chief of workers Sean Grace mentioned Saturday. Mayor Lauren Garrett posted on Facebook that he had a medical emergency. Concertgoers and paramedics tried to help the artist, who was taken to a hospital, she wrote.
His household wrote in an Instagram put up Saturday that “the world lost a radiant soul, a beacon on stage and in life.”
If the world knew him as an artist who acquired clubgoers transferring, his household cherished him as “the laughter in our lives, a constant source of support, unwavering strength and courage,” his family members wrote.
“His music made us dance and embrace life with positivity. His joy was infectious and the generosity he extended to all will be deeply missed but never forgotten,” they added.
Fatman Scoop, born Isaac Freeman III, was from New York City’s Harlem neighborhood and broke out with 1999’s “Be Faithful.” What began as a minor success within the U.S. took off in Europe with a 2003 re-release, hitting No. 1 on the singles charts within the U.Okay. and Ireland.
The subsequent 12 months, he appeared on the U.Okay. tv sequence “Chancers,” wherein musicians mentored artists who wished to make it within the U.S., the BBC reported. He additionally was a contestant on “Celebrity Big Brother 16: UK vs USA,” which was filmed within the U.Okay. and aired in 2015.
But Scoop — typically stylized as Fat Man Scoop or FatMan Scoop — was maybe finest identified for his function position on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control,” a 2005 track of the summer time that additionally featured Ciara. The monitor received a short-form music video Grammy on the 2006 award present.
The similar 12 months as “Lose Control,” he was featured on Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That.” He additionally was featured on tracks from Timbaland, David Guetta, The Situation and Skrillex, amongst different artists. In 2018, he reunited with Elliott and Ciara for a remix of the latter’s “Level Up.”
Elliott praised Scoop’s “VOICE and energy” Saturday on X, saying he had contributed to many songs that made folks blissful over greater than 20 years.
“Your IMPACT is HUGE & will be NEVER be forgotten,” she added.
His longtime reserving company, MN2S, described him as an artist with “boundless enthusiasm,” a ardour for music and a voice and persona that “made an indelible mark on the trade.”
His MN2S consultant, Sharron Elkabas, mentioned in an announcement Saturday that she had spoken to him a number of days earlier.
“He was in such good spirits. It’s hard to believe he is no longer with us,” she mentioned.
Associated Press author Mallika Sen contributed.
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