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Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images for Live Nation Robert Ross, the rapper known as Black Rob, who scored hits like "Whoa!" and "Can I Live" for Bad Boy Records in the early 2000s, died Saturday, April 17, at the age of 52. Ross died at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office. His cause of death is still pending. Raised in Harlem, Ross began rapping as a preteen during an era when New York was still the center of hip-hop's universe. He grew up listening to Spoonie Gee and Slick Rick, who he later told MTV was a childhood idol. In his early...

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation hide caption toggle caption Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation Black Rob performs onstage during the Puff Daddy and The Family Bad Boy Reunion Tour in 2016. The "Whoa!" rapper died Saturday at age 52. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation Robert Ross, the rapper known as Black Rob, who scored hits like "Whoa!" and "Can I Live" for Bad Boy Records in the early 2000s, died Saturday, April 17, at the age of 52. Ross died at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, according to the Fulton County Medical ...

Black Rob, Former Bad Boy Records Artist, Dies at 52 Friend Mark Curry confirmed the artist's cause of death to the New York Times, adding that Ross was dealing with health issues, including lupus, kidney failure, diabetes and multiple strokes, prior to his death.  The former Bad Boy signee recently shared a video from hospital in which he paid tribute to the late DMX. At the time of his death, Ross was raising money to cover his medical expenses through GoFundMe. Ross began rapping as a child growing up in New York and joined his first rap group, the Schizophrenics, in his early 20s. T...

R.I.P. rapper Black Rob, former Bad Boy member Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation Variety, rapper Black Rob—a.k.a. Robert Ross, a former member of Sean Combs’ Bad Boy label—has died. A specific cause of death has not been given, but his friend DJ Self had recently posted on Instagram that his kidneys were failing. A GoFundMe page was set up to cover Black Rob’s medical bills shortly before his death, and though donations have rolled in since yesterday, there don’t appear to have been any updates about where the money will be going now. He was 51.

Robert Ross, the rap artist known as Black Rob, died yesterday (April 17) at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, The New York Times reports. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, as Ross’ friend Mark Curry told the Times. He added that Ross was dealing with a number of health issues prior to his death, including lupus, kidney failure, diabetes, and multiple strokes. Ross was 52 years old. The former Bad Boy signee best known for his 2000 song “Whoa” recently shared a video shot during a hospital stay, in which he paid tribute to the late DMX. At the time of his death, a GoFundMe camp...