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Damn, I still remember watching the Blaze Battle at my aunt's house. Steered me towards this underground rappity rap shit too.

Goddamn sad news. R.I.P.

There's no need to speculate. We lost a good one today.

Had the opportunity to do a show with E&A late last year. Briefly talked to him, had no idea it'd be the last time. He was a good dude.


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deepfriedjellol wrote:RIP. Way too young.

CasOne wrote:Its not important how he died.

everyone has inherent morbid curiosity, its natural to want to know how someone died. your statement came of hella

"i just got off tour with him" cool story bro

I'm glad my peoples, Educated Consumers, had the chance to rock a few tours with E&A before he passed.

god bless his memory. amazing musical talent. good hearted cat.
life is precious. hope your soul is at peace now. damn.

Dids wrote:

HipHoppin wrote:

CasOne wrote:Its not important how he died. What's important is what he left behind.

smells like an OD, unless you man up and say otherwise

When somebody who isn't old/in bad health dies unexpectedly- there's going to be questions, and the more people in the know say shit like this it only raises suspicion. Don't be coy or preachy, just don't say shit at all.

Obviously this is way tragic. Dude was super talented.

Agree with Dids on this. Shit is sad because he was just 29 years old. I read just a month away from 30 too. Obviously this is unexpected so it raises doubts. He was a public figure so naturally people are going to be curious as to what happened but it's not fair to throw out assumptions either.

Eyedea wrote:I can't belive this... this is a sad moment RIP

you trying to be funny motherfucker?!?!

Some of us are really hurting here.

RIP

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always dug this.
that blaze battle round vs. Shells been mad quotable.
RIP

r.i.p.

I'm sorry you took that as me trying to get recognition. I truly didn't mean to come off that way.

RIP. amazing freestyler which lead to great battles.

I did a song with him back in 2002. A great guy and a very talented musician.

he will be missed.

Is it crass of me to want to compare and constrast the way certain individuals responded t this thread vs. when Guru died?

RIP Eyedea. I heard it was a heroin overdose. The only reason I know this is because the friend that sent me a text is a heroin addict (been clean for years), but yeah, he would probably know.

If I am wrong then my bad but I didn't post that to slander anyone, more less to educate.

It is terrible that he died so young. I fucking hate drugs! They will ruin your fucking life!

He was a dope rapper. RIP

KhillA wrote:

Eyedea wrote:I can't belive this... this is a sad moment RIP

you trying to be funny motherfucker?!?!

Some of us are really hurting here.

RIP

He's a fan and has been using this screen name for awhile. His post is as genuine as any I would imagine.

Cas, I was really hoping he was going to be here with you guys tues after next. I think there was a possibilty of it.. Was hoping to at least say what up... I can tell your post wasn't being smug...



Sluggo & Eyedea in cinci circa 98 or 99 I remember this night..we talked and I said I'm Crash by the way..he said Crash I KNOW who you are.. It meant alot to me then and even more now. This sucks. And I'm not trying to be smug either.

Philaflava wrote:

Dids wrote:

HipHoppin wrote:

CasOne wrote:Its not important how he died. What's important is what he left behind.

smells like an OD, unless you man up and say otherwise

When somebody who isn't old/in bad health dies unexpectedly- there's going to be questions, and the more people in the know say shit like this it only raises suspicion. Don't be coy or preachy, just don't say shit at all.

Obviously this is way tragic. Dude was super talented.

Agree with Dids on this. Shit is sad because he was just 29 years old. I read just a month away from 30 too. Obviously this is unexpected so it raises doubts. He was a public figure so naturally people are going to be curious as to what happened but it's not fair to throw out assumptions either.

guys. this is a tragic painful loss. Let's at least have due process before we speculate. we're all grown men, we all know which one of our homies uses drugs regularly and who doesn't. regardles....its not the right time to have that discussion. known drug users don't typically die so young so let's refrain from throwin the words OD around

HEROIN

R.I.P.

Damn.

It is important.

People need to realize that there is stuff out there that is not for weekend or recreational use. It will kill you when you are way too young.

no matter how homie passed, lets try to show him and his family some respect

RIP

the family is in my prayers
best,
charles

I just read this on Facebook. I'm complete shocked and very saddened.

I'm happy to say I've had the pleasure of seeing Eyedea perform a countless number of times with mny different people. He was definitely the best freestyler I have ever seen live--in fact, I thought his live performances were extremely, much more impressive than his recorded work (not that that was horrible either).

I remember when I first got "First Born" too. I was in the hospital after getting hit by a car going 60 mph, and my mom told me she would bring me anything I wanted. And I said "I want "First Born" by eyedea and abilities" (apparently, since I really don't remember a lot from that time in my life, due to the major concussion and tons of morphine being pumped into me). I remember listening to it all fucked up in the hospital... kind of weird.

RIP Eyedea.

Thun wrote:Is it crass of me to want to compare and constrast the way certain individuals responded t this thread vs. when Guru died?

No. And I don't know why you would think so.

Texas Raised Mikey wrote:It is important.

People need to realize that there is stuff out there that is not for weekend or recreational use. It will kill you when you are way too young.

nobody knows if one thing has anything to do with another. the human body is an amazing thing that can take tremendous amounts of abuse, adapt, and operate for decades. In high school we had a buddy die of a brain aneurism when we were in a lake swimming. at the time i didnt even know what an aneurism was

yall need to paypal the family some money and go tell your loved ones what they mean to you

bent wrote:I did a song with him back in 2002.

Rest In Peace Eyedea, i could listen to him freestyle for hours, same day as my pops too (1 year today)

bumpin this on rewind right now

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Sad news. RIP.

capable_keL wrote:

Texas Raised Mikey wrote:It is important.

People need to realize that there is stuff out there that is not for weekend or recreational use. It will kill you when you are way too young.

nobody knows if one thing has anything to do with another. the human body is an amazing thing that can take tremendous amounts of abuse, adapt, and operate for decades. In high school we had a buddy die of a brain aneurism when we were in a lake swimming. at the time i didnt even know what an aneurism was

yall need to paypal the family some money and go tell your loved ones what they mean to you

I hear you fam, life is mysterious and so is death.

This is very sad. People need to educate themselves though and not run from the truth.

horrible news...RIP

Philaflava wrote: Shit is sad because he was just 29 years old. I read just a month away from 30 too.

only 28...woulda been 29 next month.

still bugging off this. it's weird to start seeing it in news sources other than twitter and facebook.

R.I.P.

Thun wrote:Is it crass of me to want to compare and constrast the way certain individuals responded t this thread vs. when Guru died?

people, please just show your respect or be quiet.

this is not a punchline. eyedea seemed like a guy who was dealing with a lot of hard stuff. this is a tragic turn of events. let's try to show some compassion to someone who gave a lot to us and the music and culture we are supposed to love.

really regretting that i missed his most of his last concert in Toronto and only saw his last song. who knew it would be the last time to shake hands and say peace...

peace to eyedea. you'll remain an eternal example of great artistry. thanks for the incredible rhymes, man. the world's a better place because you shared your gifts, one love