{"id":139603,"date":"2019-10-02T09:47:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T07:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=139603"},"modified":"2019-10-02T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T07:47:06","slug":"dancehall-artist-louie-rankin-dies-in-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dancehall-artist-louie-rankin-dies-in-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancehall Artist Louie Rankin Dies In Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"139604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dancehall-artist-louie-rankin-dies-in-car-crash\/screen-shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?fit=1220%2C775&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1220,775\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220&amp;#215;775\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?fit=640%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?fit=640%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-139604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?resize=540%2C343&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?resize=1024%2C650&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-01-at-17-1220x775.jpg?resize=1220%2C775&amp;ssl=1 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dancehall artist and actor <strong>Louie Rankin<\/strong> has died in a car accident. He had a fatal collision in Ontario, Canada on Monday evening (September 30). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Rankin<\/strong>&#8216;s most successful song was the single <em>Typewriter<\/em>, released in 1992. In his lyrics, <strong>Rankin <\/strong>often referred to himself as the <strong>Original Don Dada<\/strong>, a term used by many of his dancehall competitors.<\/p>\n<p>BlackoutHipHop expresses condolences to<strong> Louie Rankin<\/strong>&#8216;s family and friends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dZxB6gPxvA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/belly-actor-louie-rankin-dies-in-car-crash-2552768\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NME<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancehall artist and actor Louie Rankin has died in a car accident. 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