Famed Rapper Fatman Scoop Dead at 53 After Reportedly Collapsing on Stage [Video]

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Rapper and hip-hop hype man Fatman Scoop is dead at 53, multiple sources confirm.

Scoop, whose real name was Isaac Freeman III, was reported dead after collapsing on stage at a show on Friday, August 30. After he collapsed, Scopp was immediately rushed to the hospital. Producer Pure Cold, also known as Birch Michael, shared the tragic news via Instagram.

“You took me all over the world and had me performing alongside you on some of the biggest and greatest stages on this planet,” said Pure Cold in the post’s caption, “the things you taught me have truely made me the man I am today.”

Scoop was known for his many club …