New Orleans -veteraani 5th Ward Weebie, oikealta nimeltään Jerome Cosey, on kuollut 42-vuotiaana. Räppäri joutui torstaina sairaalaan repeytyneen valtimon takia. Leikkaus meni hyvin, mutta hän menehtyi myöhemmin jälkikomplikaatioihin. Lue lisää alapuolelta.
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New Orleans’ 5th Ward Weebie died Thursday afternoon after a short stint in the hospital. He was 42 years old.
Weebie, the stage name for Jerome Cosey, has been a staple in the New Orleans music community, especially in the bounce scene, since the mid-1990s. His 2014 hit, “Let Me Find Out,” earned him national attention, and he later collaborated with Drake on the singer’s No. 1 single “Nice For What,” along with Big Freedia and producer BlaqNmilD.
Requests for prayers started to rumble on social media late Tuesday when word spread that Weebie was in the hospital. Similarly, word of his death and tributes spread like fire around 4 p.m. Thursday. Bounce artist P Town Moe, a close friend and collaborator, was one of the first to announce Weebie had died in a video on Instagram.
In it, he says that Weebie had been admitted to the hospital for a ruptured artery. Surgery was successful, but there were complications after, including kidney failure and then “his lungs went,” P Town Moe says.
Two second lines for Weebie have been announced for Thursday evening: One at Kermit Ruffin’s Mother In Law Lounge and another meeting at Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, both at 6 p.m.
Arrangement are being made for a memorial celebration, says publicist and friend JT the Publicist. “Anybody who knew Weebie knew he celebrated his life to the fullest, so we’re going to send him out in grand fashion.” Details on a date and time haven’t yet been set.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has also issued a statement.
“It broke my heart to learn that Jerome Cosey — our 5th Ward Weebie — has passed,” Cantrell says. “Let me find out you didn’t know who he was. He was an iconic personality, a New Orleans legend, and a beloved friend. He was the Bounce King, who showed us how to move, how to love, and how to bring passion and humanity to everything we do. New Orleans has lost a cornerstone of our culture. our City will not be the same without his voice and his spirit. May he rest in God’s perfect peace.”
Over the years, Weebie released several albums, including his early-2000s staples “Ghetto Platinum” and “Take it to Hole,” and collaborated with Lil Wayne, who appeared on the Weebie song “Bend It Ova,” Master P, Mystikal and Kane & Abel on their hit “Shake It Like a Dog.” Weebie also had brushes with TV and film — his songs “Fuck Katrina” and “I Really Want You” were featured on HBO’s “Treme,” and he appeared in the Kane & Abel movie “Da Block Party.”
