In October of 2010 Hip Hop lost one of its most unique voices when St. Paul native Eyedea accidentally overdoses on opiates. The Rhymesayers emcee released several acclaimed solo albums as well as collaborations with Slug of Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, and Sage Francis, among others. Eyedea also built up an impressive reputation as one of the fiercest freestylers in the nation.
All of this work earned the man plenty of respect during his lifetime and now that he has tragically passed people are expressing even more reverence. At the recent Twin Cities Hip Hop Awards the rapper was honored posthumously by the community that he called home. Eyedea’s mother was on hand to accept her son’s Twin Cities Legend Award.
The award ceremony, held last Friday, also featured performances from I Self Divine, Maria Isa, and No Bird Sing. Tribute was also paid to Quincy “Q the Blacksmith” Smith, the late KMOJ radio personality who died two years ago.
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honestly they couldnt pick a better picture of eyedea?
LOL i know right,
looks like a fucking junkie, oh wait he was
Yesterday we received the coroner’s report related to the untimely passing of my son Micheal “eyedea” Larsen. We regret to confirm the cause of death is listed as Accidental Opiate Toxicity.
As a family and as those who knew Mike best, I feel it necessary to clarify that which could be misconstrued. Mikey was at no time in his life a habitual user or drug addict. Many factors played a role in the death of my son, one being a toxic level of prescription drugs. The evening of October 16th was an isolated and accidental incident. While this changes nothing I want people to have a basis for what happened while maintaining some privacy until I am ready to speak further. I trust that anyone reading this will avoid allowing conversations that would in any way desecrate the higher positivity and legacy that Mikey leaves behind.
As we have up to this point we will continue to make every effort to keep Mikey’s public family involved and informed as we continue to process this tragedy.
Thank You,
Kathy Averill & Family
He was no addict you fuckin idiot, everyone knows that he was very anti-drug and probably the REASON FOR HIS DEATH is because he NEVER REALLY DID OPIATES, so his tolerance level was so low that he simply overdosed. People underestimate the power of prescription drugs, it’s the same thing as street drugs in the case of opiates…
one of the most intelligent mc’s ever to do it. criminally underrated.
Yesterday we received the coroner’s report related to the untimely passing of my son Micheal “eyedea” Larsen. We regret to confirm the cause of death is listed as Accidental Opiate Toxicity.
As a family and as those who knew Mike best, I feel it necessary to clarify that which could be misconstrued. Mikey was at no time in his life a habitual user or drug addict. Many factors played a role in the death of my son, one being a toxic level of prescription drugs. The evening of October 16th was an isolated and accidental incident. While this changes nothing I want people to have a basis for what happened while maintaining some privacy until I am ready to speak further. I trust that anyone reading this will avoid allowing conversations that would in any way desecrate the higher positivity and legacy that Mikey leaves behind.
As we have up to this point we will continue to make every effort to keep Mikey’s public family involved and informed as we continue to process this tragedy.
Thank You,
Kathy Averill & Family
He was no addict you fuckin idiot, everyone knows that he was very anti-drug and probably the REASON FOR HIS DEATH is because he NEVER REALLY DID OPIATES, so his tolerance level was so low that he simply overdosed. People underestimate the power of prescription drugs, it’s the same thing as street drugs in the case of opiates…
STATEMENT FROM EYEDEA’S MOTHER:
Yesterday we received the coroner’s report related to the untimely passing of my son Micheal “eyedea” Larsen. We regret to confirm the cause of death is listed as Accidental Opiate Toxicity.
As a family and as those who knew Mike best, I feel it necessary to clarify that which could be misconstrued. Mikey was at no time in his life a habitual user or drug addict. Many factors played a role in the death of my son, one being a toxic level of prescription drugs. The evening of October 16th was an isolated and accidental incident. While this changes nothing I want people to have a basis for what happened while maintaining some privacy until I am ready to speak further. I trust that anyone reading this will avoid allowing conversations that would in any way desecrate the higher positivity and legacy that Mikey leaves behind.
As we have up to this point we will continue to make every effort to keep Mikey’s public family involved and informed as we continue to process this tragedy.
Thank You,
Kathy Averill & Family
He was no addict you fuckin idiot, everyone knows that he was very anti-drug and probably the REASON FOR HIS DEATH is because he NEVER REALLY DID OPIATES, so his tolerance level was so low that he simply overdosed. People underestimate the power of prescription drugs, it’s the same thing as street drugs in the case of opiates…..
of course he was an addict. he died of a fucking DRUG OVERDOSE.
its just damage control. wake up. its sad ppl want to hide the truth. maybe his mother could have helped ppl who had a similar problem instead of trying to put the genie back in the bottle.
ppl r doing more damage to his legacy with lying than you would telling the truth. you think the fact that he did drugs will affect how ppl see him? no. his talent handled that. dude was dope.
it can happen but c’mon, how many casual drug users OD?