Fatman Scoop, who collapsed during a Connecticut concert in August, died of heart disease, the state’s medical examiner’s office has revealed. Fatman Scoop, whose full name is Isaac Freeman III, also had hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a heart condition caused by plaque buildup in the arterial walls, as The …
Read More »Busta Rhymes, A$AP Ferg, More Honor Fatman Scoop at Harlem Ceremony: A 'Light in the Room'
Busta Rhymes, A$AP Ferg, Teddy Riley, and more honored late hip-hop luminary Fatman Scoop at a massive celebration of life gathering at the Apollo Theater in Harlem yesterday, Sept. 12. The rapper, born Isaac Freeman III, died at the end of August after suffering a medical emergency onstage in Hamden, …
Read More »Teddy Riley to 'Remember the Times' in New Memoir
New Jack Swing pioneer Teddy Riley — who produced iconic hits including Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” — has announced his new memoir, Remember the Times, published by Simon & Schuster’s 13A / Gallery Books imprint. Riley tapped music biographer Jake Brown to collaborate on …
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