[Music] Isaac Freeman the third widely known by his stage name Fatman Scoop was an influential American rapper hype man and radio personality renowned for his powerful and raw vocal presence he gained Fame through his guest appearances on the 2005 hits lose control by Missy Elliot and it's like that by Mariah Carey these tracks reach numbers three and 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively with lose control winning the Grammy award for best music video and earning a nomination for best rap song earlier in his career his 1999 sleeper hit be faithful featuring The crookland Clan made waves on the hot rap songs and hot R&B hip hop songs charts and topped the UK singles chart in 2003 Awards 2005 Grant Award for best rap song nominated for lose control with Missy Elliot and Sierra 2005 Smash Hits poll winners party star of the year one voted best overall personality by Smash Hits readers 205 Grammy award for best short form music video One for lose control with Missy Elliot and Sierra 2006 Soul Train Music Award for best R&B soul or rap dance C cut 14 lose control with Missy Elliott and Sierra career Fatman Scoop initially gained widespread recognition with his single be faithful which topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2003 and reached the top 10 in Denmark and Australia although the track was a longtime favorite in clubs globally it took two years to clear samples from Jay-Z Black Sheep Queen Penn the beat nuts and Faith Evans he collaborated with a variety of artists through throughout his career including Lil JN Mariah Carey Janet Jackson Whitney Houston Pitbull and Skrillex in 2004 Fatman Scoop appeared on the UK TV series chancers airing on Channel 4 where he mentored six British musicians aiming to make it big in the United States in addition to his music career he owned an ice cream parlor and hosted a relationship Show podcast he also appeared as himself on the TV series The Boondocks season 2 episodes five The Story of Thugnificent and 15 the story of gangst delicious part two however his relationship with his wife deteriorated leading to their eventual divorce on August 27th 2015 he entered the Celebrity Big Brother 16 UK versus USA house as a contestant but was evicted on September 14th finishing in 11th place in July 2018 Fatman Scoop featured on the remix of Sierra's single level up which also included Missy Elliott this was their first collaboration since the 2005 hit lose control in July 2024 he teamed up with Tech 9 for the single no popcorn on August 30th 20124 the day he suffered a fatal collapse he released two new singles Let It Go featuring dice peso and our house a collaboration with Dutch electronic music act Bingo Players and American DJ team Disco Fries scoop briefly became embroiled in a political Row in Australia in 2018 when the country's then prime minister Scott Morrison posted a clip that featured his hit be faithful Morrison a conservative Evangelical Christian deleted the post after his critics said the Entertainer's lyrics were inappropriate and unparliamentary it's quite clear that that is not a song on my playlist he later told reporters in Sydney the Uproar prompted a response from scoop who tagged Morrison in an Instagram post saying I am humbled to have my voice rocking in the highest offices of the Australian government illness and cause of death on August 30th 2024 Freeman collapsed during a performance in hamen Connecticut where he received CPR before being transported to a hospital via ambulance however he died the following morning at age 53 while undergoing a medical procedure Sharon elkabas the CEO of Freeman's PR firm told told The Hollywood Reporter that Freeman had consumed an energy drink before going on stage and that he never drank energy drinks but he did before this show the cause of death is currently unknown rest in peace scoop the world will surely miss you share with your family and friends subscribe and click on the Bell notification [Music] he