fat man scoop the hip-hop artist who top charts in Europe with be faithful in the early 2000s and later lend his distinctive voice and a bullant vibe to hits by artists including Missy Elliot and Kira died after collapsing on stage at a show in Connecticut according to officials and his family he was 53 the cause of his death wasn't immediately clear he was performing at hamon toown Center Park when he collapsed Friday evening town chief of staff sha Grace said Saturday May Lauren Garrett posted on Facebook that he had a medical emergency canip go and paramedics tried to Aid the artist who was taken to a hospital she said his family said in an Instagram post that the world lost a radiant Soul a beacon on stage and in life with a grav voice and dance floor friendly sensibility fat man scoop was a main state of Club playlists around the turn of the Millennium but if the world knew him as the voice of the club his family cherished him as the laughter in our lives a constant source of support unwavering strength and courage his relativ said his music made us dance and embrace life with positivity his Joy was in fous and the generosity he extended to all will be deeply missed but never forgotten they added saying he leaves a legacy of love and brightness BN Isaac Freeman 3 fat man scoop was from New York City's Harlem neighborhood and broke out with 1999s be faithful what started as a minor success in the US took off in Europe with a 2003 re-release hitting number one on the singles charts in the UK and Ireland the next year he appeared on the UK television series chances in which musicians mentored artists who wanted to make it in the US the BBC reported he also was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 16 ukv user which was filmed in the UK and aired in 2015 scoop sometimes stylized as fat man scoop or fat man scoop collaborated with Elliott on lose control a 2015 song of the summer that also featured Kira the track won a short form music video Grammy at the 2006 award show the same year as lose control he was featured on Mariah carries it's like that he also was featured on track from Timberland David geta the situation and Skrillex among other artists in 2018 he reunited with Elliot and Kira for a remix of the lads level up Elliot praised Scoops voice and energy Saturday on X saying he had contributed to many songs that made people happy over more than two decades your impact is huge and will be never be forgotten she added his longtime booking agency mn2s described him as an artist with boundless enthusiasm a passion for music and a voice and personality that made an indelible mark on the industry his mn2s representative Sharon elbus said in a statement Saturday that she had spoken to him a few days earlier he was in such good spirits it's hard to believe he is no longer with us she said