Fatman Scoop DIES aged 56 after collapsing on stage mid-performance

Rapper Fatman Scoop has passed away aged 56 after suffering a medical emergency on stage. Rapper Fatman Scoop has passed away aged 56 after suffering a medical emergency on stage The artist, real name Isaac Freeman III, collapsed on stage in Hamden Town Center Park, Connecticut, on Friday, after suffering a medical emergency caught on camera Freeman's manager, DJ and producer Birch Michael, announced the rapper's death 'with the heaviest of hearts' in posts to social media on Saturday morning. A three-time Grammy Award winner, in recent years Fatman Scoop ventured into podcasting and reality TV, including appearing on Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother: UK vs USA in 2015. Tributes quickly poured in for the artist as news of his death was shared The artist's family paid a touching tribute as they announced his death, saying he was 'the laughter in our lives' as they branded him as 'the undisputed voice of the club' In the video, the rapper strutted toward the back of the stage and approached a DJ booth - shouting again: 'I said Hamden, make some noise!' After Fatman Scoop was taken off stage by medics, fellow artists spoke to the crowd as they stood in stunned silence The rapper's manager said he was 'lost for words' over the 53-year-old's death 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 another clip, a member of the rapper's entourage walked over to the DJ station and switched the music off and an eerie hush fell over the venue.