What rapper died of cancer?

What rapper died of cancer?

artist Kangol Kid
Pioneering hip-hop artist Kangol Kid has died aged 55 after being diagnosed with colon cancer. The rapper, whose real name was Shaun Shiller Fequiere, was best known for being a member of the four-piece group UTFO, who formed in the early 1980s.

What was the cause of Traxamillion death?

Sultan Banks, an influential Bay Area hip-hop producer known as Traxamillion, died Sunday morning in Santa Clara. Banks, 42, died of a rare form of cancer at an aunt’s residence where he had been in home hospice, said his manager, Prashant “PK” Kumar. Banks had battled the cancer since 2017, Kumar said.

What cancer did Traxamillion?

nasopharyngeal cancer
The beginning of the new year brought disheartening news that Sultan Banks, better known as the producer Traxamillion, died on January 2 in Santa Clara after a battle with nasopharyngeal cancer. He was 42, and according to KQED, is survived by his 19-year-old son and his father.

How did Kangol died?

Kangol Kid, a co-founder of the legendary Brooklyn hip-hop group U.T.F.O., passed away early Saturday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55.

How long did Kangol Kid have colon cancer?

Unfortunately, on Saturday morning (December 18), Kangol Kid passed on after a valiant fight to stage 4 colon cancer only 10 months after his diagnosis.

What happened to Kangol?

Kangol Kid, pictured in 2017 in New York City, has died at age 55 after being diagnosed with colon cancer. The influential rapper and UTFO member Shaun Shiller Fequiere, known by his stage name Kangol Kid, has died at the age of 55.

Is Betty White dead?

December 31, 2021Betty White / Date of death

What is Hyphy music?

The term hyphy (/ˈhaɪfiː/ HY-fee) is Oakland slang meaning “hyperactive”. More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip hop music and the culture associated with the area. The term was first coined by Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak.

What is the rarest cancer type?

A list of 10 rare cancers

  1. Esophageal cancer. Share on Pinterest William Taufic/Getty Images.
  2. Chronic myeloid leukemia.
  3. Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
  4. Anal cancer.
  5. Merkel cell carcinoma.
  6. Thymic carcinoma.
  7. Hepatoblastoma.
  8. Glioblastoma.

What happened Traxamillion?

In 2017, Traxamillion was diagnosed with “a rare form of cancer”. On January 2, 2022, he died from the disease, aged 42, while under hospice care at his aunt’s home in San Jose.

Is Kangol Kid still alive?

December 18, 2021Kangol Kid / Date of death

How did Kangol Kid pass?

colon cancer
Kangol Kid, a member of the legendary hip-hop group UTFO, has died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. The family of Kangol Kid — whose real name is Shaun Shiller Fequiere — said in a statement that he died peacefully around 3 a.m. Saturday at a hospital in Manhasset, New York.

Is Kangol Kid married?

Tajiri SwindellKangol Kid / Spouse

How did Betty died?

The beloved “Golden Girls” and “Mary Tyler Moore Show” actor died at her home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles as the result of a December 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, according to the LA County death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

What were Betty White’s last words?

In an exclusive interview to Hollywood Reporter, 72-year old Vicki has poured her heart out, talking about the late actress. She said that she had a word with Betty’s assistant who was by Betty’s side when she breathed her last and according to him, the last word that came out of her mouth was ‘Allen’.

Who said Hyphy first?

Keak Da Sneak
Where Did the Word “Hyphy” Come From? Pendarvis: “Hyphy” the word was first said on record by East Oakland’s Keak Da Sneak in the mid-’90s. It gained popularity in the early 2000s. But in the early days when Keak started using it, “hyphy” didn’t mean what it means now.

  • August 10, 2022