1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation. 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 2: Well, it's a bit of a sad day for millennials 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 2: and maybe some other people who've heard of Fatman'scoop. But 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 2: he's a rapper and he died. He's fifty three years old. 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 2: He collapsed on stage during a festival performance over the 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: weekend in Connecticut. Now, if you don't know who I'm 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: talking about, I want to play you a little bit 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: of this song. And he probably had heard that song. 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: It's called B Faithful by. Batman's Coop was released in 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 2: nineteen ninety nine, then re released in two thousand and three, 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: and that's when he really shot to fame in the 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,319 Speaker 2: UK the US. He won a Grammy for a song 13 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: he did with Missy Elliott called Lose Control. But it 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 2: was really dramatic scenes the way that he died. He 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: was DJing at this festival set and his very familiar 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 2: kind of face on festival circuits as a hype man. 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 2: He was actually in Australia in November. He used to 18 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: come here every year for these festivals called R and 19 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: B Fridays or Fridays Live. They'd always have kind of 20 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: nineties R and B stars like TLC Boys to men 21 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: Kelly Rowland those kinds of performers, and he would sort 22 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: of be the MC like you'd come out during performance 23 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 2: and he hype everyone up. His whole sort of personality 24 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: and vibe and brand was a lot more about just 25 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: kind of getting people going rather than the music itself. 26 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: It's very distressing. 27 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: Actually, this is be prepared. 28 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 2: This is the last bit of him on stage. 29 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: It's the party and that's him. 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, those were his last words. If you came to party, 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: makes some noise. And it had happened. He just had 32 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: a medical emergency. So they haven't given details really, but 33 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: the mayor of this town, Hampden, she wrote on Facebook 34 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 2: that he'd suffered a medical emergency. He was rushed for 35 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: a local hospital where he was later declared dead. Offered 36 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: her condolences, but we really don't know the details of 37 00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: the specifics. A lot of celebrities have responded, so Miss Elliott, 38 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: who he'd worked with, said that his impact was huge 39 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 2: and would never be forgotten. He's made songs that made 40 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: people feel happy and wanted to dance for over two decades. Siara, 41 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 2: a singer, and Ludicrous have said similar things. All of 42 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: the sort of tributes from celebrities have very much kind 43 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: of honored this like passion and joy that he brought. 44 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: Everyone seems to have spoken about him as a really happy, 45 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: high energy kind of a guy. His family said that, 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: you know, they were lost for words. His music made 47 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: us dance and embrace life with positivity. His joy was 48 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: infectious and the generosity he extended to all will be 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: deeply missed. And fans also in morning, lots of tributes 50 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: and lots of commentary about those last words sort of 51 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: really embodying his spirit if he came to party, but 52 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 2: crazy devastating. 53 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: I just did a bit of reading about him, but 54 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 1: he was a real positive energy the guy. 55 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's sort of guy you'd want around every interview. 56 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 2: I was watching some old YouTube interviews and even some 57 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 2: interviews with Ossie TV stations, and he's just like on 58 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: all the time. Seemed like a really sweet guy. It's 59 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 2: funny the kind of age group that knows about me. 60 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 2: I was talking to some of my younger colleagues yesterday 61 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,119 Speaker 2: and the twenty three year olds hadn't heard of him, right, 62 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: And then the people his age, the fifty three year olds, 63 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: haven't heard of him. So there's just a sweet spot 64 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: in the middle of the thirties and. 65 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: Forties GM way right, he's our lipnus test I know 66 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: the song, yeah, yeah, but noneth less sad that he's 67 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: not with us. He came to the parlance Scomo. Remember 68 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: Scomo got in trouble because he posted one of those 69 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: clips of Scomo in parliament putting his hands up. There 70 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: we go. We a police officer here and Scomo had 71 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: to take it down to apologize. 72 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: I didn't realize the other lyrics of that song. Yes, 73 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: there are some unsavory lyrics. Father's Day lunch yesterday and 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: my brothers and I were trying to explain to my 75 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: dad who he was, and we were singing the song 76 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: and sing ladies again here and then it went to 77 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: a darker place in the middle of a restaurant. It 78 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: went to a darker place. We had to censor ourselves. 79 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: M thank you you rest in Peaceman, Scoop, Batman, Scoop, 80 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: you bought a vibe and you know what, really, that's 81 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: a good way to go. 82 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he died doing what it laves. 83 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: Maybe do it at nineteen, not fifty three exactly.