2024-09-01 03:32:15
Rapper Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing during a concert. Rescue workers initially tried to resuscitate the musician.
The American rapper Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing during a concert. His manager announced this on Saturday. The 53-year-old New York native, who was born Isaac Freeman III, collapsed during a performance in Connecticut, according to information from the US portal “TMZ”. He was initially resuscitated and taken to hospital.
According to the report, the incident occurred on Friday in Town Center Park in the city of Hamden. The musician is said to have suddenly fainted on stage and collapsed. Authorities confirmed to the portal that there was a medical emergency at around 8:30 p.m. Hamden’s mayor Lauren Garrett announced on social media that the rapper was being taken to the hospital by ambulance. She wrote: “Please think of him and pray for him.”
The portal also published a video in which medical staff can be seen performing CPR on a person behind the DJ booth. According to eyewitnesses, this person was the rapper. He was then carried off the stage on a stretcher.
Fatman Scoop has worked with many big names in hip hop, including Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey.