Missy Elliott, Ciara, Questlove Pay Tribute

Questlove also paid his respects. The Roots drummer took to Instagram where he began his post “on behalf” of a variety of people, from “all the loud af Single Ladies” to “everyone who procreates after a celebratory night in the club,” and “EVERY DJ who needed to spike the punch with adrenaline music to make the energy INSTANTLY rise from a 3 to a way past spinal tap 11” along with others. He concluded: “I want to thank FATMAN SCOOP for being an embodiment of what hip-hop was truly about. To just forget about your troubles and live in the moment and allow joy in. So sad to see you go my brother. You will be missed but you will NEVER be forgotten.”

Ludacris thanked the late rapper, hype man, and radio and television personality for his dedication to the craft. “Scoop was one of those people that reminded you what the word LOVE Truly means. It’s an ACTION, and with his ACTIONS he exuded the PUREST form of Passion For HIP-HOP,” Ludacris wrote on Instagram. “Every human being that he came Into contact with felt that LOVE & that PASSION. THIS is the Type Of LEGACY WE should ALL continue from here on until ETERNITY. THANK YOU FATMAN SCOOP.”

D-Nice also honored Fatman Scoop with a post on Instagram. “Was texting with Scoop the other day after he saw a video of me playing one of his songs at my concert last Friday. He was always kind to me. This is a major loss for the culture,” he wrote. “My condolences to all of his loved ones. Rest peacefully, Fatman Scoop.”

Fatman Scoop was on stage performing on Friday at Town Center Park in Hamden, Connecticut, when he appeared to collapse per videos shared on X, formerly Twitter depicted. He was transported to a hospital following the incident. His tour manager, Bryan “DJ Pure Cold” Michael announced Freeman’s death on Saturday morning. No cause of death was provided.