The rapper Fatman Scoop, whose hoarse and booming voice brought an electric energy to songs by Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, and whose “Be Faithful” was an underground club favorite, died after collapsing onstage during a performance on Friday. He was 53.
Fatman Scoop was a former D.J. on the New York FM radio station Hot 97, which described him in an online tribute as a “legendary hype man and radio personality.”
Fatman Scoop rose to prominence and international recognition after the song “Be Faithful,” in which he performs over beats by the Crooklyn Clan, became the No. 1 single on the British Billboard singles chart in 2003, more than four years after its initial release.
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