A British-Nigerian rapper, TY Ben Chijioke, has died from coronavirus complications.
The late rapper, who recorded several acclaimed albums, died of pneumonia as he was being treated for coronavirus.A fundraising to fund his medical bill was closed on April 19 when he appeared to be recovering after leaving the ICU.
The fundraising page explained that Ty was admitted to hospital with medical complications related to the coronavirus. The star was then placed into a medically-induced coma, and later put on a ventilator, but was moved out of intensive care after his condition improved.His second album ‘Upwards’ was nominated for The Mercury Prize in 2004.Last year Ty also formed a supergroup called Kingdem featuring rappers Blak Twang and Rodney P.The rap superstar also collaborated with artists including Soweto Kinch, De La Soul and Roots Manuva.
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