Prominent celebrities have begun to pay tribute as Popular Nigerian rapper better known by his stage name ‘Biglo’ has died after battling kidney disease.
His colleague and friend, Jazzman Olofin, told our correspondent via a telephone conversation that the rapper died on Christmas day.
Olofin said, “It is true that Biglo is dead. To my knowledge, he had been ill for a while. He had been battling kidney disease. He had been notifying the public via his social media account for a while now.
” I got a call from our mutual friends in America last night that he died on Friday, which was Christmas day. Unfortunately, I do not know how old he was.”
News of his death broke on Sunday afternoon after his industry colleagues took to social media to pay tributes.
It is understood that the 42-year-old passed away on December 25 after a protracted battle with a kidney condition.
Among those who have mourned his death is Sam Klef, an indigenous music producer, who took to his Twitter handle to write: “Life is 2 short. Rapper Biglo dies after a long battle with a kidney ailment. RIP BIGLO.”
On his part, Ruggedman, an ace rapper, wrote: “I am weak but God knows everything. I am happy to have met you and been your friend. You and your one style shoulder dance. Rest on my brother. I celebrate you.
“I thank God for life. We lost a brother yesterday. Always thank God for your life and live it as best as you can.”
Biglo shot into the limelight in 2004 with the hit ‘Delicious’ which featured 2shotz. Although the track earned him a Hip Hop World Award for ‘Best Rap Collaboration’, the rapper later went off the grid after the buzz died down.
In July 2019, the rapper underwent dialysis in California, US, after initiating a fundraiser via a Gofundme account.
His cousin, Zuby Udezue, who opened the fundraiser on his behalf, had said the ailment was diagnosed in 2018.
Biglo’s demise comes after the Nigerian entertainment scene had lost Chico Ejiro, a film producer, to a seizure.
Before his death, the veteran rapper made public his kidney ailment in 2018.
He opened a Gofundme page where he solicited for public funds. According to him, it made him go through dialysis three times a week since it was discovered.
Biglo revealed how his life had been upside down since he was diagnosed with kidney failure; he lost his job, car and even his house as a result of his ill health. He appealed to everyone to help him foot all his bills and get a kidney transplant in India.
The rap artiste was known in the early 2000s for his collaboration with 2shotz and StylPlus.
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