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On very sad news, former Bad Boy rapper
Black Rob has passed away at the age of 51. Hip Hop mourns the death of the storytelling emcee inside…
It’s been a rough week for Hip Hop as two giants passed away recently.
Following the death of
Black Rob was reported.
DJ Self, Mario Winans and
Mark Curry – got on social media to announce the East Harlem native (real name Robert Ross) passed away in an Atlanta hospital. He was 51. Black Rob’s death comes a week after he was released from the hospital from suffering seizures. It’s reported he battled with kidney failure.
New York promoter Van Silk tells HipHopDX:
“We’ve lost another member of our Hip Hop family. Many may have been unaware that Black Rob has been sick over the years until Mark Curry posted the video from the hospital. My memory of Black Rob was when he use to come by DJ Kay Slay’s studio to do the mixtapes. He was a someone who you would just wanna hang around with. May my brother Rest In Heaven.”
Our hearts and prayers are with Black Rob’s close friends and family at this time. Share
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Black Rob of Bad Boy Records Dead at 51
Black Rob Has Passed Away
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Rapper Black Rob passed away yesterday. The 51-year-old musician was best known for his work with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records.
Fans and former labelmates have taken to social media to mourn Rob after TMZ reported that Rob had passed away following a long-running battle with kidney failure and had also suffered a series of strokes that began in 2015.
According to reports, Rob was reportedly homeless when he was discharged from a hospital in Atlanta on April 11. A GoFundMe page was started to help him “find a home and pay for medical help & stability.”
Atlanta, GA – The Hip Hop community has suffered another monumental loss. According to legendary New York City promotor Van Silk, former Bad Boy Records artist Black Rob passed away on Saturday (April 17). DJ Self confirmed his death via Instagram and noted he’d died in an Atlanta hospital.
The “Whoa!” rapper suffered a series of strokes beginning in 2015 and was hospitalized earlier this month but no official cause of death has been revealed.
“We’ve lost another member of our Hip Hop family,” Van Silk tells
HipHopDX. “Many may have been unaware that Black Rob has been sick over the years until Mark Curry posted the video from the hospital. My memory of Black Rob was when he use to come by DJ Kay Slay’s studio to do the mixtapes. He was a someone who you would just wanna hang around with. May my brother Rest In Heaven.”