Posted on 03/13/2023 3:11:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The South African rapper Costa Titch died on stage while performing, police said Sunday, as they opened an investigation into the circumstances of the 28-year-old's sudden death.
The artist "collapsed while he was performing" on Saturday evening at the Ultra South Africa concert in the Johannesburg suburb of Nasrec, police told AFP.
They said a post-mortem would establish the cause of death.
YFM Big Announcement in South Africa Costa Titch at YFM Big Announcement on October 26, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. OUPA BOPAPE/GALLO IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES Costa Titch scored a major hit with "Big Flexa," which has more than 45 million YouTube views, showcasing the amapiano local subgenre of house music blending house, jazz and lounge music.
Videos on social media of his concert Saturday show him performing with his microphone in hand when he appears to fall. He continues singing but collapses again, prompting other artists to come to his aid.
Costa Titch, whose real name is Costa Tsobanoglou, died a month after the assassination of another popular South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA.
Forbes was shot dead outside a Durban restaurant and an investigation is ongoing into what has been seen as a likely contract killing.
Tributes swiftly appeared for Titch on Sunday with Julius Malema, leader of radical leftist party EFF, posting an image of a broken heart alongside Costa Titch's name on social media.
The Southern African Music Rights Organisation wrote on Twitter: "SAMRO is saddened by the passing of popular rapper Costa Tsobanoglou, better known as Costa Titch. Heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and broader music industry."
"RIP, Costa Titch. Great talent gone too soon," tweeted rapper Da L.E.S.
That was sudden.
Fans probably figured that Twitch’s Twitching was part of Twitch’s act.
If they don’t get gunned down, the jab will get them.
List of murdered hip hop musicians - Wiki
This is a list of 63 rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987.
Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher.[1][2]
Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.[3][4][5] In 2020, XXL wrote that of 77 rapper deaths they examined, more than 40 remain unsolved, including the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, the 1997 murder of the Notorious B.I.G., and the 1999 murder of Big L.[6]
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Name Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Ref.
Scott La Rock August 27, 1987 25 New York City, U.S. Shooting [7]
Paul C July 17, 1989 24 New York City, U.S. Shooting [8]
Danny “D-Boy” Rodriguez October 6, 1990 22 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Shooting [9][10]
Charizma December 16, 1993 20 Milpitas, California, U.S. Shooting [11][12]
Stretch November 30, 1995 27 New York City, U.S. Shooting [13]
Seagram July 31, 1996 26 Oakland, California, U.S. Shooting [14][15]
Tupac Shakur September 13, 1996 25 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Drive by shooting [16][17][18]
Yaki Kadafi November 10, 1996 19 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Shooting [19]
The Notorious B.I.G. March 9, 1997 24 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Drive-by shooting [20][21][22]
Fat Pat February 3, 1998 27 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [23][24]
Big L February 15, 1999 24 New York City, U.S. Shooting [25][26][27]
Freaky Tah March 28, 1999 27 New York City, U.S. Shooting [28]
DJ Uncle Al September 10, 2001 32 Miami, Florida, U.S. Shooting [29][30]
Jam Master Jay October 30, 2002 37 New York City, U.S. Shooting [31]
Sabotage January 24, 2003 29 São Paulo, Brazil Shooting [32][33]
Camoflauge May 19, 2003 21 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. Shooting [34]
Half a Mill October 24, 2003 30 New York City, U.S. Shooting [35]
Soulja Slim November 26, 2003 26 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [36][37]
Mac Dre November 1, 2004 34 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Shooting [38]
Blade Icewood April 19, 2005 28 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Shooting [39]
Proof April 11, 2006 32 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Shooting [40][41][42]
Big Hawk May 1, 2006 36 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [43]
VL Mike April 20, 2008 32 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [44]
Dolla May 18, 2009 21 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shooting [45][46][47]
Lele July 1, 2010 23 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Shooting [48]
Magnolia Shorty December 20, 2010 28 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [49]
Bad News Brown February 11, 2011 33 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Unspecified violence [50][51]
Adán Zapata June 1, 2012 21 San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Shooting [52]
Lil Phat June 7, 2012 19 Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. Shooting [53]
MC Daleste July 7, 2013 20 Paulínia, Brazil Shooting [54]
Lil Snupe June 20, 2013 18 Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [55]
Pavlos Fyssas September 18, 2013 34 Keratsini, Greece Stabbing [56]
Depzman September 21, 2013 18 Birmingham, England Stabbing [57]
Doe B December 28, 2013 22 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Shooting [58]
The Jacka February 2, 2015 37 Oakland, California, U.S. Shooting [59]
Flabba March 9, 2015 37 Alexandra, South Africa Stabbing [60]
Chinx May 17, 2015 31 New York City, U.S. Shooting [61]
Bankroll Fresh March 4, 2016 28 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shooting [62]
3-2 November 10, 2016 44 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [63]
XXXTentacion June 18, 2018 20 Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. Shooting [64]
Jimmy Wopo June 18, 2018 21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Shooting [65][66]
Smoke Dawg June 30, 2018 21 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Shooting [67]
Young Greatness October 29, 2018 34 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [68]
Feis January 1, 2019 32 Rotterdam, Netherlands Shooting [69]
Kevin Fret January 10, 2019 24 San Juan, Puerto Rico Shooting [70]
Nipsey Hussle March 31, 2019 33 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shooting [71]
Pop Smoke February 19, 2020 20 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shooting during home invasion [72]
Houdini May 26, 2020 21 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Shooting [73]
Huey June 25, 2020 31 Kinloch, Missouri, U.S. Shooting [74]
King Von November 6, 2020 26 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shooting [75]
MO3 November 11, 2020 28 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Shooting [76][77]
Einár October 21, 2021 19 Stockholm, Sweden Shooting [78]
Young Dolph November 17, 2021 36 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Shooting [79]
Drakeo the Ruler December 19, 2021 28 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Stabbing [80]
Snootie Wild February 27, 2022 36 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [81]
Archie Eversole April 5, 2022 37 Decatur, Georgia, U.S. Shooting [82]
Sidhu Moose Wala May 29, 2022 28 Mansa, Punjab, India Shooting [83]
Trouble June 5, 2022 34 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shooting during home invasion [84]
Zayar Thaw July 23, 2022 41 Yangon, Myanmar Capital punishment [85]
JayDaYoungan July 27, 2022 24 Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [86]
PnB Rock September 12, 2022 30 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shooting [87]
Takeoff November 1, 2022 28 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [88]
AKA February 10, 2023 35 Durban, South Africa Shooting [89]
All that aspiring gone to waste.
It used to be you could almost automatically assume od or suicide when a young person died. Now it’s cardiac arrest or stroke for some unknown reason.
The fourth time this has been posted, at least. First time they called him an artist. I was trying to imagine dying suddenly while showing off some paintings.
No he didn’t die after collapsing. He died before collapsing. His death was sudden and immediate. It was not caused by his collapse not in any way after his collapse.
The LAST thing South Africa needs is Rap.
True. Expiring is not a good replacement.
Even rappers took the death vaxx.
Are they suggesting a possible link by mentioning this?
Always love that post.👍
How can you beat “Grim Reaper Approved”? ......You cannot. Ancient aliens guys knows this too!
Every single time! Unless proven otherwise, this means the vaxxxxxx did them in on the soccer or football field. Or anywhere at anytime. I have seen Suddenly happen while the victim is sleeping. While the Docs remain baffled and flummoxed.
Never have I seen the family of a “Died Suddenly”, come out and say he/she never got the clot shot vaxxxxx.
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