Fatman Scoop’s cause of death revealed after rapper collapsed on stage
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Fatman Scoop's official cause of death has been revealed nearly a month after the rapper died at the age of 53.
Fatman Scoop, born as Isaac Freeman III, suffered a fall on Aug. 30 while performing at a summer concert hosted at Hamden Town Center Park in Connecticut. Hamden is six miles from New Haven. Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.
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Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett shared on Facebook that the rapper had a "medical emergency on stage" and was transported to the hospital by ambulance."On behalf of the Town of Hamden, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Isaac Freeman, known as Fatman Scoop. He was a wonderful performer with a wide following as evidenced by the thousands of fans that came to see what would be his last performance at Hamden Town Center Park," Garrett told Fox News Digital in a statement at the time.