Ex-Bad Boy rapper, Robert Ross, professionally known as Black Rob, has passed on, aged 51 on Saturday April 17, 2021.
Black Rob’s passing is coming days after the loss of rap legend, DMX, who passed away after a heart attack and brain loss following a drug overdose. He died at 50.
Black Rob was suffering a variety of ailments including kidney failure before his death.
He was recently seen in a viral video, singing one of DMX’s songs on his hospital bed.
Popular New York City promoter, Van Silk, confirmed his death in a statement.
He said, “We have lost another member of our Hip Hop family.
“Many may have been unaware that Black Rob was sick over the years until Mark Curry posted the video from the hospital.
“My memory of Black Rob was when he would come by DJ Kay Slay’s studio to do the mix tapes. He was someone who you would just wanna hang around with. May my brother Rest In Heaven.”
The Harlem rapper had four albums over the course of his career and got featured on a variety of records with artists on Bad Boy, remixes to Total’s single “What About Us,” Faith’s “Love Like Us,” Mase’s “24 Hrs” and many others.
