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Fatman Scoop 'had an energy drink before' collapsing onstage and dying at age 53
Fatman Scoop consumed an 'energy drink' before collapsing on stage and dying at the age of 53 on Friday. His PR firm revealed he drank a beverage containing stimulant compounds.
The Grammy-winning DJ, real name Isaac Freeman III, suffered a medical emergency while performing at Town Center Park in Hamden, Connecticut, and his family announced his death the following morning without revealing the cause. A three-time Grammy Award winner, in recent years Fatman Scoop ventured into podcasting and reality TV - pictured during Channel 5 's Celebrity Big Brother: UK vs USA in 2015 In 2014 he revealed he was first given the nickname Fatman Scoop by his uncle, due to his love of ice cream, despite rumors Lauryn Hill had bestowed it on him when he appeared as an extra in the Fugee's 1996 video for Killing Me Softly.
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