Rapper Black Rob has died at the age of 51, one of his former Bad Boy Records collaborators confirmed on Saturday. The news was confirmed on social media by Love & Hip Hop‘s DJ Self and former Bad Boy Records star Mark Curry. ‘I do not know where to start, but thank everyone for the donations. Rob passed away about an hour ago, ‘Curry said in a video that has since been removed on Twitter. DJ Self posted the news on Instagram and wrote that Black Rob, born Robert Ross, had died in a hospital in Atlanta. The rapper has suffered many health problems over the past few years, including several strokes and kidney failure. Just days before his death, DJ Self shared a video of Black Rob paying homage to the late DMX from a hospital bed. The rapper was best known for his association with Diddy’s Bad Boy label, which he joined in the mid – nineties, and his 2000 hit “Whoa!”
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