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Rapper Fatman Scoop was taken to the hospital after suffering from a medical emergency during a concert in Hamden, Connecticut, on Friday, August 30, 2024. The singer was performing as a part of the Hamden Arts Commission Free Summer Concert Series when he concerningly passed out onstage. Further updates regarding his health were not made public at the time of writing this article.
TMZ exclusively reported that Fatman Scoop, whose real name is Isaac Freeman, collapsed onstage. People then rushed over to administer CPR to the singer. Law enforcement also confirmed with the news outlet that emergency responders were dispatched to the venue at 8:33 p.m.
In videos that have taken over the internet, one can see medical professionals performing chest compressions on someone who stood behind a DJ booth in the concert. Many claimed that it was Fatman Scoop. At one point, the musician suddenly stopped playing, and one could hear murmurs about the singer in the crowd.
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It was also reported that the singer was taken out of the venue in a stretcher. Netizens now await more updates regarding his health.
For those uninitiated, Fatman Scoop is best known for his signature raw and gruff onstage voice. He initially garnered a following through his radio personality and promoter gigs. He has since become a professional musician.
Fatman Scoop is a New York City-born rapper
Fatman Scoop earned his nickname from a baby from an uncle, since the radio personality liked ice-cream. It is generally assumed he got the nickname after appearing as an ice cream vendor in the Fugees’ music video Killing Me Softly. He was also a presenter on New York City radio’s WQHT station.
He also made regular appearances on the Man and Wife TV podcast alongside his wife Shanda Freeman. The couple openly spoke about their relationship and gave marriage advice to listeners.
Fatman initially stepped into the music industry by first making an appearance as a solo artist on Timbaland & Magoo’s track Drop in 2001. Two years later, he released the single Be Faithful, which became a club staple and also managed to top U.K. music charts. The song also made it to his Party Breaks Vol. 1 album, which also features the song It Takes Scoop that featured DJ Kool.
He also collaborated with artists like Mariah Carey and Missy Elliot on their It’s Like That and Lose Control songs, respectively, the latter of which is a Grammy-Award winning track. He has collaborated with multiple other singers during his career, including Bob Sinclar, LL Cool J, and Skrillex, among others.
A few popular songs of Fatman Scoop include Pro Freak, Put Your Hands Up, Drop, Suelta, Ride That Wave, Let’s Git Doe, Swing Um, and Hands Up, among others. He has released seven albums and amassed over 1,000,000 listeners on Spotify.
He had amassed nearly 200,000 followers on Instagram at the time of writing this article. Just hours before his health scare, he promoted his latest feature on Dyce Payso’s Let It Go song on his Instagram account.
