20 Legendary Rappers Who Have Passed Away

Twenty rappers whose voices built hip-hop, and whose lives ended far too soon. We go in the order they were lost, from Eazy-E in 1995 to the last few years, to hear how the music changed while the grief stayed the same. Pour one out and remember the verses people still know word for word. Chapters: 0:00 Remembering twenty rappers lost too soon 0:38 Eazy-E, Ruthless Records founder, dies of AIDS 1:24 Tupac shot in Las Vegas at 25 2:07 Biggie killed after the Soul Train Awards 2:48 Harlem's Big L and his punchlines 3:29 Pun's platinum breakthrough for Latino rap 4:08 Ol' Dirty Bastard's death in a studio 4:48 Proof and Detroit's rap battles 5:21 Guru's jazz-rap with Gang Starr 5:59 Heavy D's dance-floor joy at Uptown 6:35 Prodigy's Shook Ones and sickle cell 7:11 XXXTentacion shot in Deerfield Beach 7:46 Mac Miller's Swimming and lasting generosity 8:24 Nipsey Hussle's Marathon store and legacy 9:00 Juice WRLD's Lucid Dreams and Legends Never Die 9:36 Pop Smoke and the drill sound 10:12 DMX's prayers and five number one albums 10:49 Coolio's Grammy-winning Gangsta's Paradise 11:25 Takeoff of Migos shot in Houston 12:00 Trugoy the Dove and De La Soul 12:37 Fatman Scoop collapses on stage 13:11 Which verse do you still know?