Hip-Hop Legend Kangol Kid From UTFO Has Reportedly Died Following Battle With Colon Cancer
Socialites, it is with our deepest regret to inform you that Kangol Kid has passed away following his battle with colon cancer.
The sad news broke overnight with Jermaine Dupri being one of a few celebs offering condolences this Saturday morning. “Another one of my brothers, one of the first guys to kick it with me and talk to me on the Fresh Fest, I just sent him a message on 7th with a lotta love and good energy, I hope my words made you smile and laugh, you will be missed but remembered 4 eva, 🕊🕊🕊🕊 #ripkangolkid #Hiphop,” he wrote on Facebook. Ice T also wrote, “Wow… I’m waking up to this awful news.. I spoke on Kangol’s fight with CANCER a couple of weeks ago.. He was a good friend and a True HipHop Legend.. My sincere condolences to his family… Life is Precious and Fragile.. RIP #UTFO.”
Wow… I’m waking up to this awful news.. I spoke on Kangol's fight with CANCER a couple of weeks ago.. He was a good friend and a True HipHop Legend.. My sincere condolences to his family… Life is Precious and Fragile.. RIP #UTFO https://t.co/XScYOLqGlJ
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) December 18, 2021
As @hiphopdx notes, Kangol, born Shaun Shiller Fequiere was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in February. In October he revealed on Instagram that he had been hospitalized and was awaiting surgery.
“Please forgive me for not returning calls and more,” he wrote on Instagram at the time. “Things have become, and are becoming a little more difficult than imagined. I’ve been admitted again for complications related to my condition. Thank you to those who have been instrumental in my latest ordeal. Your actions have been well received and greatly appreciated. I am blessed to have you by my side through this. I love you all.”
Fans and close celebrity friends are continuing to send their condolences all over social media, with many remember the impact he had on the Hip Hop culture. He was just 55-years-old.
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