Child Capri shared a somber message along with his Instagram followers on Saturday (August 4), revealing M.O.P. affiliate Foxx had died.
The veteran New York Metropolis DJ talked about he’d simply visited her on the hospital and she or he had determined to be faraway from life assist on Friday (August 2), indicating she’d misplaced her 15-year battle with an autoimmune illness referred to as scleroderma. She was roughly 55 years previous.
“I went to the hospital to see you final evening, what I noticed had me strolling out the room crying, per week in the past or so. you requested that folks come see you earlier than Aug 2, that’s whenever you wished to be taking off of the respirator,” Child Capri started. “Yesterday was Aug 2nd, I might have had a lot remorse if I didn’t make it there, as a result of as we speak your gone, you was holding on final evening after they took you off the machine, it was very onerous to depart you behind in that hospital room to go dwelling, understanding I’ll by no means see you once more, however my reminiscence of you’ll final endlessly.”
Child Capri went on to mirror on their childhood within the Bronx, saying, “We grew up collectively a block away from one another, Kingsbridge terrace and Sedgwick ave, House of hip hop! The Bx! I keep in mind once I began my woman group, Sly, slick and depraved, afterward we added a woman named deadly, and that was you, I had enjoyable making you, Kim, Georgia and @qtpepsi rehearse the routines I used to be writing, after that, you was influenced by music for actual.”
He then summed up her journey to M.O.P., the Brooklyn-bred duo comprised of Billy Danze and Lil’ Fame.
“Years after that, you linked up with @famem.o.p @billydanzem.o.p the nice hip hop group M.O.P. who I acquired numerous love and respect for,” Capri continued. “Not solely due to how dope they’re, however taking you around the globe so to see stuff you by no means seen earlier than, you was on information and in movies, you bought the possibility to know what it’s to make individuals pleased that you simply didn’t even know, an opportunity to do what others haven’t.
“You’ve all the time had an unbelievable persona and all of us gonna miss you very a lot,, you go forward and relaxation up, you probably did your job, we acquired the remainder! God bless you prayers to you and your loved ones! Sharitha cook dinner! Massive Foxx!! Love you endlessly!”
DJ Premier, who often collaborated with M.O.P. again within the day, stated within the remark part he additionally made a visit to the hospital to see Foxx earlier than she died. He added, “Noticed her Tuesday on the hospital. She wrote ‘I LOVE YOU’ on a chunk of paper. I’m framing it. She’s a tricky loss to our lives. Love You Foxx Perpetually.”
Fats Joe chimed in with, “Nah she’s household god bless I’m so sorry,” as did longtime Bone Thugs-n-Concord supervisor Steve Lobel, who stated, “Dammm RIp huge Foxx I labored together with her within the 90s once I labored at relativity and she or he was with MOP my condolences ”
Roc-A-Fella Information co-founder Kareem Burke, Huge Aire, DJ Eclipse, Shyheim and DJ COOL V, DJ EFN, Percee P and DJ Clue had been among the many many others expressing their condolences.
Prince Po, one-half of Organized Noize, additionally shared some ideas on Foxx. As he wrote on Fb, “Been up all evening… reflecting on heaps….grateful for lots issues .. tryna keep calm….Foxx was stable as a rock…til the top…man…God bless her soul…Love, condolences and prayers upon her son, household and your complete m.o.p. posse.”
Foxx beforehand labored as M.O.P.’s tour supervisor however was an artist, too.
Talking to Vice in 2004, she defined, “M.O.P. wouldn’t get nowhere if it wasn’t for me. I’m like their Mom Goose. They don’t acquired no moms, no fathers, none of that s###. I can put them in test, and I’m in all probability the one one that may do this, partly as a result of I’m older than them. I gained’t say how previous, however let me put it to you want this: I used to open up for Salt ‘N’ Pepa and Child ‘N’ Play again within the days. I used to be rhyming with Child Capri. He had a bunch referred to as Sly Slick Depraved and Deadly, and I used to be Deadly.
“I used to be just like the Flava Flav of the group. We had a tune referred to as ‘Extensions Out.’ That was when extensions had simply got here out. Individuals used to have fights, extensions be on the ground and s###, so I had the unhealthy half within the tune, I’d be like, “Uh-oh, certainly one of your extensions is lacking!” Then the lights would come on, an extension can be on the ground, and a b#### would get mad and wish to kick my ass after the present.”
AllHipHop sends our condolences to Foxx’s household and buddies.
