Hip Hop lost a pioneer today (January 24) with the news that WorldStarHipHop founder Lee “Q” O’Denat has died.
Details are scant at this point, but TMZ reports that Q passed away in his sleep at the age of 43. Their source says he died of a heart attack, although an autopsy will happen later today.
Q, who grew up in Queens, New York, started WorldStarHipHop in 2005 as a platform for mixtapes. The site evolved to become a hub for music videos and outrageous clips. WorldStar has been criticized for the graphic nature of its content, but Q explained his vision for the company in a 2015 interview with the New York Times.
“Hip-hop is for the sex, the drugs, the violence, the beefs, the culture,” he said. “That’s the competitiveness of Hip Hop, so I felt like the site needed to be R-rated.”
Reports of Q’s death come just ahead of the February 3 premiere of Worldstar TV on MTV2. The weekly show will feature comedians and Hip Hop personalities reacting to clips from the site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpy6dfWx7l4
He leaves behind three children.
Here are some of the initial reactions from around the Hip Hop community.
HipHopDX sends its condolences to the family and friends of Lee “Q” O’Denat.
He wasn’t beaten to death or killed by another black person acting “hood?” KFC hot him. Damn. Fucking Colonel Sanders, racist POS.
#unhealthylivesmatter
ummm r.i.p. but ppl when your doctor tells you to stay away from fatty foods and start exercising cause your cholesterol levels are out of control you might want to listen to the doctor. nothing wrong with living healthy
Assumptions much?
Ummm other sites say initial reports say he died of a heart attack but autopsy will be done today so i’m half way there with my assumption
Cholesterol doesn’t cause heart attack that shit is propaganda. It was the sugar he stuffed down his throat that killed him. Still you are correct, his doctors told him to live right and he did not.
Wooooooorlddstaaaaaaaaaar! Rest in peace ya fat fuck, you brought us much ratchedness
The hamburglar did it!
Did he yell out “WorldStar” before he went to bed?
nah, whoever found him dead did tho
R.I.P
Bit©h don’t copy my comment.
R.I.P
to call him a pioneer of hip hop is insulting.
Pretty sure they’re talking about his influence as far as the internet shit. Stop jumping to conclusions.
Hes not talking about numbers he talking about the impact of his pioneering…socially.. start thinking outside that small box of yours
The Zionist pigs could not allow him to continue.
It looked like he was doing the zionist pigs’ work for them with all of the bullshit videos of violence and idiocy
I hope someone yells “worldstar” at his funeral.
I’ll be yelling “Worldstar” at your funeral.
VOLSTAHH!
He used to let bum rappers pay him to put fake view counts on their vids so they could front like 6 million people watched but there would only be like 85 comments. Shout outs to S.B.O.E. and that groupie Trav.
Bye fatboy. Hopefully your bullshit site is next.
I dont get why everybody hates this guy so much? Hes dead show some decorum you bastards.
You must be new to the comments sections around here. This is the norm.
What de pioneer? The dumbing down of teens though media ? Sure just call everything popular good.
Something is not right a 43 year old man dying of a heart attack something else is going on please believe me he just sign a big deal wit mtv
It makes perfect sense, he put too much strain on his heart by losing weight too fast and living a busy stressful lifestyle.
Plus he was catchin dome in a massage parlor in the SD. everybody know you shouldnt be bangin no asian hooker when you that fat…
That’s right. When you are morbidly obese like that, anything other than a plain white hooker puts too much stress on the heart. I thought everyone knew that but I guess not. R.I.P. Q.
Yo. RIP my guy Q. This ninja went out with the fierceness – getting dome and banging asian hookers at the massage parlor. My ninja lived life to the fullest – eating hella fast food, buying hookers, starting a website that promotes violence and stupidity – just a real true American pioneer. I’m going to go masturbate to some random amateur video of a chick that probably didn’t even know she got posted to worldstar in honor of you Q. You have made life worthwhile. Next time I get drunk off henny and done finished off a pint of lean, I promise to sucker punch somebody in the face while my homeboy records it on his iPhone while screaming WORLDSTAR.
Sincerely,
A Fat Kid in his Mom’s Basement
This completely cracked me the fuck up.
Rest In Peace Q..Hip Hop’s Lost An Icon.
Man shut up with that conspiracy shit. Dude was overweight and probably already had health problems. It happens
Is this the guy 50 cent cussed out on the radio? Lol.
Naw RIP though.
I remember that haha 50 was like don’t what’s up me punk I should black your eye! Damn that’s good shit to remember.
“He leaves behind three children.” This man had three children and yet he chose to lead such unhealthy life. How fuckin selfish can you be? Now three children lost they father because he couldnt stop visiting Mickey D’s and Popeye’s chicken
Fuck this dude …