Rapper Robert “Koopsta Knicca” Phillips, founding member of the Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia, died Friday of complications from a stroke. He was 40.
Three 6 Mafia co-founder DJ Paul confirmed the death via the Commercial Appeal, stating that the rapper “went in peace… Everyone who knew Koop knew he was very funny and the coolest guy ever. He will be missed. We made classics together that’ll live on.”
The Commercial Appeal reports that he had been working on a follow-up to his 1999 solo album with DJ Paul at the time of his stroke.
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