Surinamese-Dutch rapper Def Rhymz dies at age 53

Rapper Def Rhymz has died at the age of 53, his former record label Top Notch reported. In a podcast late last year, Def Rhymz said that he was waiting for a donor heart. He had already undergone several surgeries because the mitral valve connecting the upper and lower chambers on the left side of his left heart was not functioning. His biggest hit was “Schudden,” a bubbly remix of DJ Jean’s song “Love Come Home.” Several colleagues responded to his death.