Tributes continue to pour in for former Bad Boy Records artist Black Rob. The 52-year-old “Whoa!” rapper passed away at an Atlanta hospital on Saturday (April 17) shortly after he was discharged from another medical facility.
While LL COOL J, Pharoahe Monch, Westside Gunn and a roster of other artists have offered their condolences, people were wondering what Bad Boy founder Diddy had to say about Black Rob’s death.
As people learned of Black Rob’s precarious health condition, many were quick to point the finger at Diddy as if he somehow led to his early demise. But according to fellow Bad Boy alum Mark Curry, the Hip Hop mogul had already reached out to Rob prior to his death. On Sunday (April 18), Diddy shared an Instagram posted dedicated to Black Rob and praised him for his contribution to the culture.
“Rest in power King @therealblackrob!” he captioned a throwback photo of the pair. “As I listen to your records today there’s one thing that they all have in common! You have made millions of people all over the world feel good and dance! You are one of a kind! GOD BLESS! Love. You will be truly missed!!!”
But after Swae Lee, DJ Clue, Shyne and others chimed in with their condolences, criticism aimed at Diddy started flaring up in the comment section. As one commenter wrote, “People always show love when someone dies just for the likes. Smh the man was homeless where was the love then.” Several other commenters echoed that sentiment, writing things such as, “But are you helping pay for the funeral,” “Boy please you wasn’t worried about him when he was breathing, go to hell” and “Why did he die homeless?”
Shortly before Black Rob died, he shared an Instagram video of himself talking about his situation and revealed had no place to live.
“Oh man, I’ve been dealing with this for five years,” he explained in the clip. “Four strokes … I don’t know what to tell you man. Shit is crazy. This shit is hard. I don’t got no house to live in — except maybe an apartment. Me and my man be trying to get together. I’m telling you man, this shit is strange.
“It’s hard, you know what I’m saying? I don’t know what the people want to do, what the people going to say. I need some rest, man. Really, man. I need some rest. My side is killing me. Oh shit. I don’t want to talk about it no more. ”
A GoFundMe erected in Black Rob’s name had collected nearly $30,000 to help with his living situation and various medical expenses. Sadly, he never got the chance to get back on his feet. Mark Curry shared an emotional Instagram video an hour after he learned Black Rob had died.
“I don’t know where to begin this,” he said. “But I thank everybody for the donations [to his GoFundMe]. Rob passed away about an hour ago.”
Diddy Has Reached Out To Black Rob Following Hospitalization Says Fellow Ex-Bad Boy Rapper
In a follow-up video, Curry said he was with Black Rob when he died, adding, “Rest in peace to my brother. I was there with him. I was there with him.” He also noted Diddy had called him and they’d had a conversation.
“Puff, I ain’t talked to Puff in 15 years — we talked today,” Curry said. “This is the beginning of a new us. Rob made sure he knew what he had to do before he parted this world to make sure we all alright and that’s what he did. Bad boy for life, yo.”
Black Rob began his career with Bad Boys in the late ’90s and had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Whoa!” in 1998. HipHopDX sends our condolences to Black Rob’s friends, family and all those who loved him.
I don’t like Diddy but I don’t get why he’s being dumped on. Black Rob was a great rapper but squandered his money and resources ane n’t looking after his own health. But let’s unload on the man that literally gave him his start? Black Twitter as always is a toilet. Death doesn’t absolve someone of their bad decisions in life and the same goes for DMX as well. It’s called personal responsibility.
? agree!!! Spot on!!!
STFU, moron
Word Pacman!!!!!
I don’t know how Rob squandered his money but financial planning isn’t exactly popular in the rap game so really it’s a horrible system he gained wealth in. Some ppl have the foresight to save cool. But now you talking about health and 4 strokes in this case, sometimes you can’t plan for that shit who knows how that impacted him. And as for X, do you understand how destruction addiction is. Yes he mad a bad decision we all do but he got hooked onto drugs at a very young age, he was dealt a losing hand not many ppl make it as far with such an impact going through what he did, show some respect
Show respect?! Get a grip. These are grown arse men we’re talking about, they’re not children that should need constant adult supervision. it’s tragic but noone put a gun to DMXs head and made him smoke crack. In Black Rob’s case you don’t go from platinum album to homeless without making so bad decisions on along the way. I have no idea why the hip hop community is so aversive to self accountability but not everything is everyone else’s fault. Novel concept, I know….
Don’t get why he was dumped on? You can’t be serious? Diddy robbed him of his royalties, publishing, and masters like all the other artists that were on Bad Boy Records and then I’m pretty sure he knew about the situation that was going on with Black Rob but since he’s got nothing to gain from helping him he didn’t do anything until the media backlashing started coming in. He only tried to reach out to save face and get publicity for himself… that’s all he ever cares about. He left Black Rob out there to die just like he left Craig Mack out there to die penniless and broke. Screw this selfish homo.
The problem with Diddy is many artists such as Biggie, Craig Mack, Shyne, Loon, G.Dep and Black Rob ended up in jail or buried six feet under… I ain’t sayin Diddy is responsable for them but he could have at least paid for their lawyers or medical care since he’s probably the one collecting all the money from their masters and royalties while they’re obviously dealing with money issues… Obviously Diddy is cashing the big checks and has left crumbs in their plates. That’s why people are mad at him.
Don’t know about you, but I don’t expect my former boss to pay for my funeral…
Your former boss isn’t almost worth a billion either…
Or a poofster
Lol, you waiting for your homeboy to get rich so you can stick your hand out, aren’t you?
Ya man ain’t whoa! The judge ain’t whoa! COs aint whoa! DOs ain’t whoa! Play with me get the G.i. Joe!
I got next *rubbing hands together like Birdman*
Fuck Diddy
Knowing Diddy’s gay ass, he probably ask to smash one last time before he died. Y’all have to remember that this man doesn’t have a soul.
Lol
So now ignorant comments are apart of the story? So basically anyone can make up a narrative to slander anyone in a news section on this web site? Run an article on this.
If your able to help, you should help. To judge or base whether you should help or not anyone’s situation is straight up wrong. He may’ve needed the compassion from someone who did him wrong to keep him alive. So yes, Dirty did in fact kill him! Damn predictive text, I meant Diddy.
Naw you are right, he is DIRTY DIDDY
Ya 13inches I see a big picture if it’s to get witcha I’ll probably get richer! If not burn it , hot like A furnish.
Gdep feat black rob
Diddy the type of guy that if he was born during the Civil War, he’d definitely be fighting for the South. #DiddyOwnSlaves #BadBoyRoyalties
Diddy aka The man that has violated so many grown men’s ( * ) that he actually changed his middle name to Love as dedication for his “love” of the chocolate starfish.
Diddy’s dad must be a Somalian Pirate which would explain how his son felt so natural at becoming a butt pirate (pillaging and plundering treasure/ male booty) Robbing men of their dignity and livelihood is in his blood it seems.
You know Sean was like Tweet something generic out about how we love you Black Rob to his secretary. He probably doesn’t even know what the message says.
If you have one album that does okay but doesn’t go platinum, then completely fade away, you probably won’t be doing well in 15-20 years. Diddy was never good with artist development, he would milk all his signees for a few hits then send them packing. That’s if they even managed an album, Marc Curry never had one, and there’s a few others in the same boat (red cafe and aasim for instance). So you had all these guys like Craig Mack, Rob, Loon, GDep, da band and Shyne who released one project for the label then fell off the face of the earth (I know Rob actually did two and Shyne had a second album on Dej Jam that did ok). On top of all that, Diddy is notorious for screwing artists out of publishing and royalties. This might explain the Bad Boy curse. Diddy is also a confirmed sodomite.
I never witness such a horrible person as Puffy. After Biggie’s dead he made millions with cheap recycled Biggie songs. He let Shyne rot in jail. He cheated all his artists of money. And yes he has a responsibility towards his artists. They are employes. This snake is devel. When Craig Mack died he suddendly wanted to pay the funeral just for likes and attention. CEO’S Ain’t WHOA! RIP Black Rob and thanks for LIFE STORY.
Puffy is a fraud money hungry hooker who is the devils toy. He is garbage All the money those artist made him and they are suffering. Bad Boy aint nothing no more, and Puffy is a giant cream puff pussy.
A1C
Man please. Black Rob was in and out of jail for the whole time he could’ve been getting hot. That’s Puffs fault how? At what point is a man responsible for himself?
He wouldn’t have been in and out of jail if Diddy didn’t steal most his money like most of his artist by keep their masters for them so yeah it is his fault.
“Bro, I don’t feel that way, I don’t feel like it’s a curse on me or Puff was blackballing me or anything like that. I just feel like I went to jail, bottomline. If I wouldn’t of went to jail, it would’ve been ugly out here. I’d of probably been the top guy. That’s all that stopped me man, was prison. Puff ain’t stopping me I’m still out here right now.”
Post overruled due to you being a former sex slave of Sean Love Combs.
U just saying that for clicks…. get your cornball playing with dolls soft fruitcake-toaster eating cheeseball as up out of here
You must be one of Diddy’s butt puppets. Since he’s poking you and you end up with herpes then what point of that is Diddy’s fault. Man’s responsibility right? GTFOH, homo.
Poking bootyholes is evil unless it’s a woman’s bootyhole then it’s fine as long as it’s consensual
BAD
Anybody who says they are Black Rob’s biggest fans and all they know is Whoa are a bunch of fairweather wannabes. Let’s Get It, 24 Hours to Live, Bad Boy 4 Life, Love Like This Remix, Come See Me Remix, What About Us Remix are all either classics or were dope as fuck.
Don’t forget “nothing move but the money remix” with Black Rob, DMX and Mic Geronimo
his whole debut album is solid! maybe not quite full-on classic, but very good.. never heard his 2nd LP, his Duck Down one, or his last, but heard the Duck Down album was solid as well!
I Dare U, and U don’t know me, was my joints but that whole Life Story was dope…..
Diddy is a F’d up businessman according to the Rumors, however he did not force anyone into them awful contracts right….??? R.I.P. Rob, Life Story was my ish…. “I DARE YOU”
I blazed a joint with Black Rob in Springbreak 2000 in panama city. Met him outside by my hotel and he walked up to me and said what’s up. He was with another person. He was doing a show at club la vela. That’s my memory of him outside his music. Good dude
People will defend Millionaires that dont share their wealth with the people who helped them get it. Weird, because money is just money right. Millions of dollars and Diddy always has former artists starving in the streets. Whats a napkin to a person that has a pantry full? Just greedy and ignorance.
Just handing out millions to people is a sure way to go broke! diddy created generational wealth for his family for years to come breaking generational curses!! Can’t be mad at that!!
So the napkin thing went way over your head huh, how about pennies or pieces of candy… he don’t have to give people millions, that’s a stretch, just keep them from living on the streets. A 1 bedroom apartment to 10 former badboy artists won’t have Diddy going broke, miss me with that shit.
How about you do it? There’s plenty of broke people out there that need help…
Shut your dumb ass up, get your “daddy” dick outta ya mouth, cocksucker
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Since ya’ll sensitive search Black Rob The Urban Daily. “Bro, I don’t feel that way, I don’t feel like it’s a curse on me or Puff was blackballing me or anything like that. I just feel like I went to jail, bottomline. If I wouldn’t of went to jail, it would’ve been ugly out here. I’d of probably been the top guy. That’s all that stopped me man, was prison. Puff ain’t stopping me I’m still out here right now” Just like I said, point blank period.
Your opinion doesn’t count cuz you’re one of Diddy’s Gimps
It’s not an opinion pussy, it’s a fact. Look it up…
Its funny how long as the money keep flowing and the fans keep growing..and life is taken for granted….that in the end ..the same people who made u a ? r the same one’s that turn there back on u..this man like any other man in rhis industry made milloins of doller and in the end he died with nothing and i say that to say this no body is ya friend in this ruthless buisness they pimp u like a straigh Ho…and in the end no body knows u when u down and out…its truly a sad thing cause the people who claim to love him should be the one’s to step up and man up and male sure this brothers family dont have to worry bout how thry gonna burry this man and im talking to well lets just say they know who they r …and it is writtrn the Lord give And The Lord taketh Away…Remember ya money ..ya fame ..ya fortune..and ya statice ya cars and ya mansions wont save u …