20 November 2024<\/time>\n <\/p>\nSaafir has died at the age of 54.<\/p>\n
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Saafir has died at the age of 54<\/p>\n
The rapper – whose real name was Reggie Gibson – was a member of the group Golden State Project alongside Ras Kass and Xzibit, and the latter confirmed his passing on social media. <\/p>\n
Without revealing a cause of death, he wrote on Instagram on Tuesday (19.11.24) night: “I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m writing this right now, but don\u2019t know what else to do at the moment. Approximately at 8:45am this morning, my brother Reggie known to the world as Saafir passed away. We have so much history I can\u2019t even explain what I\u2019m feeling right now. We surrounded him and let him know how much we loved him. He can rest now.<\/p>\n
“Friends, Family, everyone that rocked with us from the Hip Hop community, if you could be so solid and reach out for @chopblack his younger brother, and @lilsaafir his son, the family really needs to be supported during this time. That\u2019s all I have right now. My soul is crushed.<\/p>\n
We love you Bro.”,<\/p>\n
\nAt the start of his career, Saafir lived with late musician Tupac Shakur and became a dancer for Digital Underground., for which he would eventually make some of his first recordings as a rap artist.<\/p>\n
\nHe released his debut album ‘Boxcar Sessions’ in 1994 and ‘Trigonometry’, as well as ‘The Hit List’ and ‘Good Game: The Transition’ came in the years that followed.<\/p>\n
\nHis final release was in the form of an EP titled ‘Fast Lane’, which came out in 2009.<\/p>\n
\nAway from music, Saafir appeared in the 1993 film ‘Menace II Society’ opposite Jada Pinkett Smith, in what was her big-screen debut.<\/p>\n
\nIn 1992, the rapper was aboard on TWA Flight 843, which crashed shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport and he suffered a a back injury as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n
\nIn later years, he underwent spinal surgery but suffered complications and ended up in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n
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