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Being a rapper is a serious health hazard Mar 17, 2009 at 10:44
Hip hop has the highest mortality rate of any music genre. As the Notorious biopic demonstrated, rappers are always getting shot up, murked, wetted and otherwise deaded. It’s pretty much an occupational hazard. Still, it’s not all hand cannons and multiple homicides – sometimes, rappers die or really mundane stuff. You know, like being a fat fuck, or cancer, or having a piano fall on their head.

Okay, the piano thing never happened, but lots of prominent rappers have died without getting shot. Eazy E, as we should all be aware, died of AIDS. ODB went out high as a kite. Big Pun weighted A LOT and the official coroner’s report lists cause of death as 'fat fuck'. True story. Meanwhile, J Dilla had some weird disease (Lupus), Too Poetic (from Gravediggaz) had the cancer and whole bunch of others went out in equally unambitious style.

The moral of this story? Rappers life insurance premiums are crazy expensive. Oh, and dying sucks – so stick to your indie pop / alt-country / electronic crossover schtick.


Posted By: Mikolai Napieralski
Tags: The LoungeCelebrities80s90s


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Big L - Shot Proof - Shot
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There's supposed to be a comma in there... between Shot and Proof...
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I love how much Biggie sported a Coogi sweater.
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DUDE! I never realized the Furious Five had such a Rad style! I am so going for that speedos-under-the-gold-lame-trench-coat-with-the-safari-hat look! Smokin'!
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How could you dress like that and NOT be on crack?
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I got seven Mack 11's, about eight 38's Nine 9's, ten mack tens, the shits never ends!!! P.S watch this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9VwdWVRkv0&feature=related
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Those Coogi sweaters are crazy ugly. Surely someone could have taken Biggie aside and 'had a word'?
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His mother gave them to him! Nobody was saying dick!
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JAY! That clip is brillant! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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ryz
Don't forget Charizma and DJ Subroc from KMD...
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Mikolai, are you kidding???? Those Coogi sweaters are probably one of the most AMAZING fashion items of of all time! So dope!!!!!!!! The factory used to be in Richmond before it shut down... FACT!
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MC Trouble...Gotta Get A Grip...Epilepsy... Who says the Americans don't get irony?
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Subroc. Oh shit! How could I forget. DOOM will have my head.
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I will sport a Coogi sweater any day.
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ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!!!!
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ryz
you people are crazy. coogi sweaters are absolutely heinous.
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And by 'heinous' you mean 'FUCKING FABULOUS', right?
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not Law & Order Heinous?
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ryz
By "heinous" I mean "almost as bad as nude pics of Pauline Hanson".
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Eww. That IS heinous.
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Living better now - Coogi sweater now...
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You know what, I LOVE them. I am going to sport one this winter. There, I said it.
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Have you been in Jake's medicine cabinet Jamie? You're awful chipper and agreeable this week. Not that you're not usually, you're just...more so.
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I defy any of you to wear a Coogi sweater and get laid. No offense Jamie, this winter I'm sure you'll look interesting, just not lay-able. Something to consider.

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