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Prince Markie Dee had a serious cardiovascular problem that was not treated, and his manager suspects that it caused his sudden death.
Markie’s manager and best friend, Louis “Uncle Louie” Gregory, tells TMZ … about a week before he died, Markie went to a hospital where he was told he needed a stent to relieve a blockage in his heart.
Louie says Markie went to the hospital because his hands and feet were swollen, and he thought something was wrong. Turns out he was right. Unfortunately, Louie says that Markie did not have the stent procedure done immediately.
As we reported … Markie, a third of the famous hip-hop group The Fat Boys from the 80’s, died suddenly Thursday at age 52.
Although the Miami-Dade County medical examiner did not disclose a cause of death – results of the autopsy are pending, Louie says family members close to the family suspect it was a heart attack.
Louie tells that FaceTime had FaceTime the last time he spoke to Markie, and he thought something was no longer available. He said that Markie does not smoke cigars as usual.
Louie tells us that Markie did not mention his health problems during the call, but rather talked about plans to act again … with the help of LL Cool J, an old friend of the NYC hip-hop scene.