Rapper Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing on stage at a show Friday in Connecticut.
FILE - DJ Fatman Scoop arrives at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. – Fatman Scoop, who topped charts in Europe with “Be Faithful” two decades ago and later contributed to hits by other artists, died after collapsing on stage at a show Friday in Connecticut, according to officials and his family. He was 53.
“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. But Scoop -- sometimes stylized as Fat Man Scoop or FatMan Scoop -- was perhaps best known for his feature role on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control,” athat also featured Ciara. The track won a short-form music video Grammy at the 2006 award show.
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