US rapper Fatman Scoop dies at aged 53 after collapsing at concert on Friday.

Jh News - Fatman Scoop, US popular rapper has died at the aged of 53 after collapsing at his concert on Friday.

He was halfway through his set at the Town Center Park in the city of Hamden when he collapsed on stage.

Mayor Lauren Garrett said in a post to Facebook that the rapper was taken to a local hospital by ambulance.

But his booking agency, MN2S, confirmed his death in a statement to the BBC, saying the New York native's "legacy will live on through his timeless music"

source: BBC