Singing legend Etta James has passed away at 73 years old.
The Blues/Jazz singer, who suffered from dementia and hepatitis C, died at a hospital in Riverside, California, according to CNN.com. According to her longtime friend and manager Lupe De Leon, she had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2010.
The “At Last” performer had won six Grammy awards and was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. James was sampled in Hip Hop spordically, including on Flo Rida’s hit single “Good Feeling” 
and Kanye West’s 2005 song, “Addiction.”
She suffered from several health and substance abuse problems during her lifetime, including obesity and heroin addiction.
HipHopDX sends its condolences to her family during this difficult time.
R.I.P. Etta James you will be missed. thank you for the everlasting music you have given to the world.
RIP Great Godsister Etta, and you know it must be love!
Man why the fuck you gotta mention Flo Rida in the heading before mentioning Etta. #DXfuckinup!
‘I got the rap game singing “At Last” like Etta James/ Lames get their planes shot down like John McCain.’
– Jay Electronica
R.I.P
At least she lived to get to see her movie being made. Caddilac Records is a classic IMO R.I.P Etta James
Fuck her! She was a drug addict bitch
You see what these old muthafukers left us? HEROIN
And hip hop dx has to step their shit up seriously, just because the bitch was sampled by homo Kanye don’t make this shit news
What is wrong with you? A person just died
(insert insult here) (insert speech about respecting the development of black music here)
you’re a fucking retard.
Faggot
Marvin Gaye was a drug addict, Ike Turner Beat his wife, doesnt change what these people did for music
People like you who act all high and mighty always got a skeleton in their closet, you probably a dead beat dad or summin, sittin here jusgin somebody else, Fuck outta here
you ignorant prick. talking about her related drug issues, your username is ‘spliff’ please crawl back into the the narrow hole you crawled from under.
RIP to a true legend.
wheew ! At Last , She is Dead !
^ This is what the world has come to. cold ignorance. Grow up. Go read a book and educate yourself. quick. I would hate for you to pass on the same slave mentality to ur kids. RIP Etta James.
RIP Etta.
SMH @ people in this thread just blindly making fun of a dead legend for no reason at all, thats what the internet does, it gives you a window into just how ugly the people in our society really has become
R.I.P to a legend in black music
You as worthless as your comment, spliff! What you gon leave the world when you die besides relief? Stupid fuck! Even with her problems, she still contributed to the world at large, you dumb bitch. Kill yourself….
thats what the internet does, it gives you a window into just how ugly the people in our society really has become
> PREACH!
Beyonce really was mean to this lady. That’s why her and Jay Z had to fake a pregnancy.
R.I.P. to the late great Ike Turner!