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Rapper and FDNY Firefighter Ka Dies at 52


He self-released nine critically acclaimed albums starting in 2008.

Born Kaseem Ryan, news broke of the artist’s death on his official Instagram page. For almost 10 years, Ka remained musically dormant, before recording Iron Works in 2008. Ka’s obituary on Instagram highlighted both his FDNY and rap careers, noting that he was a first responder on September 11.

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