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Fatman Scoop a.k.a. Isaac Freeman III was one of the most influential names in American radio and hip-hop. Acclaimed for his majestic vocal presence, the rapper passed away last week, August 30, after collapsing mid-concert at a stage in Connecticut.
Scoop began his music career in the 1990s and released one of his first songs, Where U@?, in 1998. The track featuring The Crooklyn Clan was well received and charted at #77 on Billboard's US R&B chart.
The Harlem-born rapper rose to prominence a year later, after he released Be Faithful, in March 1999. It was Scoop's second collab with The Crooklyn Clan and became a minor hit in no time. Be Faithful debuted at #24 on Billboard's US Hot Rap Songs chart and peaked at #92 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Scoop followed up the success of Be Faithful with singles like - It Takes Scoop, Dance!, U Sexy Girl, Talk 2 Me, and Dance! 2013. Scoop's last music appearance was reportedly on Ciara's 2018 hit, Level Up (Remix).
A look at the 5 most popular Fatman Scoop songs of all time
From Mariah Carrey to Missy Elliott, Ciara to Jermaine Dupri, Fatman Scoop has worked with some of the most prominent global musicians over the past three decades. The rapper released at least ten singles as a lead artist and was featured in over a dozen songs.
Some of the most celebrated songs released by Scoop or featuring him include:
1) Lose Control ft. Scoop and Ciara
Lose Control was the lead single to Missy Elliott's The Cookbook album. The dance anthem came out in May 2005 and featured both Fatman Scoop and Ciara. It charted at #7 on the UK Singles chart and peaked at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The addictive track also secured its position in the top 3 of Billboard's Hot Rap Songs and Pop 100 charts, ranking at #3 and #2 respectively. It has been streamed over 225 million times on Spotify.
2) Be Faithfull ft. The Crooklyn Clan
Be Faithfull was one of the biggest hits of Fatman Scoop's career and featured The Crooklyn Clan duo of DJ Sizzahandz and Riz. The song originally came out in March 1999 but was re-released in October 2003.
The second release of Scoop's Be Faithful was followed by global fame as the track topped the UK Singles and UK Hip Hop/R&B charts. The song received global acclaim and also made the cut to the trailers for films like The Best Man and Save the Last Dance. It has secured over 26 million Spotify streams.
3) It Takes Scoop ft. The Crooklyn Clan
The rapper released It Takes Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan in February 2004. The song came out as a retake of Scoop's 1998 release, It Takes Two after DJ Kool created his own version of the catchy track in 2000.
It gained international popularity and debuted at the ninth position on the UK Singles chart, and peaked at #3 on the UK Hip Hop/R&B chart. It Takes Scoop has been streamed over 2.8 million times on Spotify.
4) It's Like That ft. Scoop and Jermaine Dupri
It's Like That was one of the biggest hits of Mariah Carey's career and featured vocals from Fatman Scoop and Jermaine Dupri. It was the first single from Mariah's The Emancipation of Mimi album and came out in April 2005.
The song debuted at #4 on the UK Singles chart and peaked at the second position on the UK Hip Hop/R&B chart. Mariah's hit track ranked 16th on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts. It's Like That has secured over 89 million Spotify streams.
5) Recess ft. Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos
Recess was the title track and second single to Skrillex's album of the same name which came out in July 2014. The song was a collaborative project with Kill the Noise and featured vocals from Michael Angelakos and Fatman Scoop. The song debuted at #57 on the UK Singles chart and no. 17 on the UK Dance chart.
It performed relatively well in the US and topped Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart. Recess peaked at #6 on Billboard's US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and #13 on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The song has been streamed over 117 million times on Spotify.
Fatman Scoop received a fair share of fame from other popular releases like Drop, Level Up - Remix, Rock the Boat, Pro Freak, and more. Most of these songs performed well on national music charts and were streamed over 11 million times on Spotify.
