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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...

Black Rob has reportedly died after dealing with health issues. News of the former Bad Boy rapper's passing first started to circulate on Saturday (April 17) after DJ Self reported the sad information on Instagram. "Lord knows i tried to get help ...... I’m sad to say RIP to Black Rob ..... Passed away in the hospital in Atlanta," Self, who released a video of Rob in the hospital last week, captioned the black and white photo of Rob, along with his birth and death year. According to TMZ, Rob was 51 at the time of his death. Fellow former Bad Boy artist Mark Curry also confirmed the passing...

Enmore Theatre, April 15 Greatness always leaves a trace in those whom it has touched, and You Am I demonstrate those traces: frontman Tim Rogers has all the swagger and attitude of The Genuine Article from the moment he takes to the Enmore stage with new single The Waterboy through to encore closer Berlin Chair, which has that indescribable, transcendent quality of an epic anthem of a generation. But it is that very greatness which sets the standard by which the rest of their work must be judged – a standard against which tonight’s show miserably fails. You Am I return for their next s...

Black Rob of Bad Boy Records Dead at 51 Black Rob Has Passed Away Getty Images / Diane L. Cohen Rapper Black Rob passed away yesterday. The 51-year-old musician was best known for his work with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. Fans and former labelmates have taken to social media to mourn Rob after TMZ reported that Rob had passed away following a long-running battle with kidney failure and had also suffered a series of strokes that began in 2015. According to reports, Rob was reportedly homeless when he was discharged from a hospital in Atlanta on April 11. A GoFundMe page was started�...