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Apr 18, 2021 · April 18, 2021. Black Rob Brad Barket/Getty Images. Robert Ross, the rapper who performed as Black Rob and scored his biggest hit with 2000’s “Whoa!”, died Saturday afternoon at the age of...
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Later life and death. Towards the end of his life, Black Rob struggled with homelessness and health issues. A GoFundMe page was created to help him "find a home" and "pay for medical help". Over his last five years of life, he suffered four strokes. On April 17, 2021, Black Rob died of cardiac arrest at age 52. Discography
Apr 19, 2021 · Rob’s cause of death has not been confirmed, though Rob’s friend DJ Self posted on Instagram that he was suffering from kidney issues last week. On April 11, Curry and producer Mike...
Apr 18, 2021 · Robert Ross, the rapper known as Black Rob, whose husky, seen-it-all voice powered turn-of-the-millennium hits like “Whoa!” and “Can I Live” for Bad Boy Records, died on Saturday in Atlanta. He...
Apr 23, 2021 · Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation. Robert Ross, the rapper known as Black Rob, who scored hits like "Whoa!" and "Can I Live" for Bad Boy Records in the early 2000s, died Saturday,...
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Apr 18, 2021 · Rob’s cause of death has not been confirmed, though Rob’s friend DJ Self posted on Instagram that he was suffering from kidney issues last week.
Apr 18, 2021 · His friend Mark Curry said Ross was hospitalized earlier that day and the cause of death was cardiac arrest, which was caused by a rare kidney disease. On Saturday, Curry shared video updates, as...