{"id":143931,"date":"2020-05-07T21:50:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T19:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=143931"},"modified":"2020-05-07T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T19:50:43","slug":"uk-rapper-ty-passed-away-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/uk-rapper-ty-passed-away-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Rapper Ty Passed Away of Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"143932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/uk-rapper-ty-passed-away-of-coronavirus\/attachment\/3976\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3976.jpg?fit=620%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,372\" 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=\"3976\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3976.jpg?fit=620%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3976.jpg?fit=640%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"324\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-143932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3976.jpg?resize=540%2C324&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3976.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>UK rapper <strong>Ty<\/strong> died at the age of 47 after contracting coronavirus. <\/p>\n<p>A fundraiser that was launched in early April said the rapper, born <strong>Ben Chijioke<\/strong>, was admitted into the hospital with medical complications related to Covid-19. Shortly after, he was put in a medically induced coma to temporarily sedate to help his body receive the appropriate treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ty<\/strong> recorded 5 solo albums. His 2003 release <em>Upwards<\/em> was nominated alongside <strong>Amy Winehouse<\/strong> and the <strong>Streets<\/strong> for the Mercury prize the following year \u2013 it was eventually won by Franz Ferdinand. In 2019 <strong>Ty<\/strong> formed a UK hip-hop supergroup <strong>Kingdem<\/strong> with rappers <strong>Blak Twang &#038; Rodney P<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>BlackoutHipHop extends condolences to<strong> Ty<\/strong>\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bFb_tv2kW28\" 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.theguardian.com\/music\/2020\/may\/07\/ty-mercury-prize-nominated-uk-rapper-dies-aged-47-of-coronavirus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK rapper Ty died at the age of 47 after contracting coronavirus. 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