Three 6 Mafia's 'Koopsta Knicca' dies at 40, Robert "Koopsta Knicca" Cooper Phillips, a affiliate of the Memphis hip-hop accumulation Three 6 Mafia, anesthetized abroad aboriginal Friday afterwards adversity a massive stroke. He was 40.
The rapper "went in peace," Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul told Commercial Appeal. "Everyone who knew Koop knew he was actual funny and the coolest guy ever. He will be missed. We fabricated abstract calm that'll reside on."
Knicca was ailing and on activity abutment back endure weekend afterwards adversity a stroke.
Former Three 6 Mafia affiliate Juicy J saluted him on Instagram. "R.I.P koopsta Knicca we fabricated history! You will be absent #mafia4life prayers up for the family."
The rap accumulation formed in the aboriginal '90s and had revolving members. They are best accepted for hits like Stay Fly, Sippin on Some Syrup and 2005's Oscar-winning song from the blur Hustle & Flow, Hard Out Here for a Pimp.
In 2000, Knicca larboard the accumulation both to accompany a abandoned career and due to acknowledged troubles, as the rapper was arrested on accuse of calm violence, advance and aggravated burglary. According to Rolling Stone, Knicca connected to accord verses to the group's post-2000 albums.
Recently, Knicca was a affiliate of Da Mafia Six, which reunited 5 of the six aboriginal associates of Three Six Mafia. The accumulation endure alone an album, Watch What U Wish..., in March. He aswell took allotment in the Killjoy Club, a 2014 accord with Insane Clown Posse.
At the time of his death,DJ Paul said he was alive to Knicca's 1994 abandoned admission Da Devil's Playground.
"Me and Koop had just started autograph his new anthology Devil's Playground 2 … but we didn't get a adventitious to almanac yet," DJ Paul told the Commercial Appeal. "We had concerts advancing up starting next ages too. He aswell just got a home in Vegas that he was affective to on Tuesday, but never got to even see it in person."
In December 2013, Three Six Mafia's Ricky "Lord Infamous" Dunigan died in his beddy-bye from a affection advance at age 40.
The rapper "went in peace," Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul told Commercial Appeal. "Everyone who knew Koop knew he was actual funny and the coolest guy ever. He will be missed. We fabricated abstract calm that'll reside on."
Knicca was ailing and on activity abutment back endure weekend afterwards adversity a stroke.
Former Three 6 Mafia affiliate Juicy J saluted him on Instagram. "R.I.P koopsta Knicca we fabricated history! You will be absent #mafia4life prayers up for the family."
The rap accumulation formed in the aboriginal '90s and had revolving members. They are best accepted for hits like Stay Fly, Sippin on Some Syrup and 2005's Oscar-winning song from the blur Hustle & Flow, Hard Out Here for a Pimp.
In 2000, Knicca larboard the accumulation both to accompany a abandoned career and due to acknowledged troubles, as the rapper was arrested on accuse of calm violence, advance and aggravated burglary. According to Rolling Stone, Knicca connected to accord verses to the group's post-2000 albums.
Recently, Knicca was a affiliate of Da Mafia Six, which reunited 5 of the six aboriginal associates of Three Six Mafia. The accumulation endure alone an album, Watch What U Wish..., in March. He aswell took allotment in the Killjoy Club, a 2014 accord with Insane Clown Posse.
At the time of his death,DJ Paul said he was alive to Knicca's 1994 abandoned admission Da Devil's Playground.
"Me and Koop had just started autograph his new anthology Devil's Playground 2 … but we didn't get a adventitious to almanac yet," DJ Paul told the Commercial Appeal. "We had concerts advancing up starting next ages too. He aswell just got a home in Vegas that he was affective to on Tuesday, but never got to even see it in person."
In December 2013, Three Six Mafia's Ricky "Lord Infamous" Dunigan died in his beddy-bye from a affection advance at age 40.
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