Rapper Black Rob takes his last breath at 51
The radio host took to his Instagram account to announce the “Whoa” artist’s passing.
Rapper Robert Ross passed away on April 17 at the age of 51. He was hospitalized in Atlanta as per multiple media organizations, TMZ, and Variety.
The radio host took to his Instagram account to announce the “Whoa” artist’s passing. This happened one week after DJ Self shared a video of Rob in a hospital. There he could be seen on dialysis after suffering multiple strokes.
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“Let [sic] keep our prayers up Black Rob,” DJ Self wrote in the caption of the video. “Get well man Please people out there take care of yourself BR was one of the greats Had NY on his back like Whaooo.”
In the video, Rob expressed love for hip hop icon DMX. He passed away earlier this month following a heart attack.
Rob, whose 1999 debut album Life Story went platinum, was previously signed to Sean Combs’ Bad Boy Records. Fans on Twitter paid tribute to the late artist.
“RIP Black Rob, one of the great millennium-era crime rap novelists, gruff but with Harlem slickness, who endured fire & brimstone to briefly reach the apex, before gravity and the law took hold,” tweeted Otto Von Biz Markie. “Of course, ‘Whoa,’ which owned the world for a full year, the platonic tunnel banger.”
Pete Rock wrote, “All this death in hip hop really SUCKS!!! R.I.P. DMX & Black Rob! I cant believe i just said that. Just dont sound right. no time to grieve 1 death anymore X just died last week and BR dies today.”
Karlie Hustle shared, “Black Rob deserved better from this world. I pray his suffering has come to an end. I am glad he was able to speak and be seen prior to his passing. His visibility and his condition should be a reminder to appreciate health and not leave the sick and aging behind. Godspeed, sir.”