popular American rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage

• Fatman Scoop, an American rapper, died after collapsing during a performance in Connecticut on Friday night.
• His family reported his passing on Instagram on Saturday, August 31. He was 53.
• The rapper and hype man, actual name Isaac Freeman III, was playing at the Green and Gold Party summer event in Hamden, approximately six miles from New Haven, when he had a medical issue onstage.

Isaac Freeman, a well-known American rapper and radio personality better known as Fatman Scoop, has died.

Rapper Fatman Scoop died at the age of 53 after a medical issue on stage during a performance.

On Saturday, his tour manager announced his death, saying he was ‘lost for words.’

A viral video on social media shows Scoop collapsing on stage at Hamden Town Centre Park, Connecticut, on Friday and being brought to the hospital.

He was observed struggling after climbing the stage during his farewell concert before vanishing from sight, as doctors attempted to save him.