Child Capri shared a somber message together 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 help 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 She was roughly 55 years outdated.
“I went to the hospital to see you final night time, what I noticed had me strolling out the room crying, every week in the past or so. you requested that individuals come see you earlier than Aug 2, that’s once you wished to be taking off of the respirator,” Child Capri started. “Yesterday was Aug 2nd, I’d have had a lot remorse if I didn’t make it there, as a result of immediately your gone, you was holding on final night time after they took you off the machine, it was very onerous to depart you behind in that hospital room to go house, realizing I’ll by no means see you once more, however my reminiscence of you’ll final eternally.”
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, Residence of hip hop! The Bx! I bear in mind once I began my lady 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 received a number of love and respect for,” Capri continued. “Not solely due to how dope they’re, however taking you world wide in an effort to see belongings you by no means seen earlier than, you was on data and in movies, you bought the prospect to know what it’s to make individuals joyful that you just didn’t even know, an opportunity to do what others haven’t.
“You’ve all the time had an unbelievable character and all of us gonna miss you very a lot,, you go forward and relaxation up, you probably did your job, we received the remaining! God bless you prayers to you and your loved ones! Sharitha cook dinner! Massive Foxx!! Love you eternally!”
DJ Premier, who often collaborated with M.O.P. again within the day, mentioned 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 troublesome loss to our lives. Love You Foxx Eternally.”
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 mentioned, “Dammm RIp large Foxx I labored along with her within the 90s once I labored at relativity and she or he was with MOP my condolences ”
Roc-A-Fella Data 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 night time… reflecting on heaps….grateful for lots issues .. tryna keep calm….Foxx was strong as a rock…til the tip…man…God bless her soul…Love, condolences and prayers upon her son, household and your entire m.o.p. posse.”
Foxx beforehand labored as M.O.P.’s tour supervisor however was an artist, too.
Chatting with 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 received no moms, no fathers, none of that s###. I can put them in verify, and I’m most likely the one one that may do this, partly as a result of I’m older than them. I received’t say how outdated, 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 track 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 dangerous half within the track, I’d be like, “Uh-oh, one among your extensions is lacking!” Then the lights would come on, an extension could be on the ground, and a b#### would get mad and need to kick my ass after the present.”
AllHipHop sends our condolences to Foxx’s household and buddies.