Saafir, Underground Bay Area Hip-Hop Great, Dead at 54
Saafir, the highly-regarded underground MC who helped bring national attention to Bay Area hip-hop, has died at the age of 54.
Rapper Saafir Dead at 54
Saafir—the Oakland rapper born Reggie Gibson who released acclaimed albums like 1994's Boxcar Sessions and appeared in the 1993 film Menace II Society—died on Nov. 19. He was 54.
Saafir, Inventive and Dextrous Oakland Rapper, Dies at 54
Saafir, the raspy-voiced Oakland rapper who infused the rhythms of avant-garde jazz into his rhymes, died on Tuesday morning, according to family. He was 54. A joint Instagram post by the rapper Xzibit and Saafir’s son explained that the rapper born Reggie Gibson died at 8:45 a.m., surrounded by friends and family.
Influential rapper Saafir dies aged 54 as Xzibit pays tribute
I can’t believe I’m writing this right now, but don’t know what else to do at the moment,” Xzibit wrote on Instagram, alongside an old headshot of Saafir. “Approximately at 8:45am this morning, my brother Reggie known to the world as Saafir passed away.
Death of Rapper Saafir at 54
Saafir passed away around 8:45 in the morning. At that time all his friends and family were surrounding him. Xzibit shared a post on Instagram by saying that we were expressing ou
Legendary rapper Saafir dies at 54
Saafir was a member of the group Golden State Project alongside Ras Kass and Xzibit, and the latter confirmed his passing on social media.
Oakland Rapper Saafir Dies at 54
Born Reggie Gibson, in Oakland, California, Saafir was a prominent figure in the 1990s Bay Area rap scene. He made his first recorded appearance on Digital Underground’s 1993 al
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