JTFMax:
The rap world has lost a great artist.
Battle rapper Pat Stay was stabbed to death in Halifax, Canada, on Sunday. The Canadian was only 36 years old.
Pat Stay was found with stab wounds and later succumbed to his injuries
According to police, the deadly attack happened on Sunday night in downtown Halifax. Pat Stay was found with stab wounds and taken to a hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries there. The perpetrator(s) were able to escape.
Eminem, 49, commemorated Stay on Twitter: "Hip hop has lost one of the greatest battlers of all time...rest in peace...kings never die.
Hip-hop producer The Alchemist (44) described Pat Stay as a "battle rap icon and king." Canadian rapper Drake (35) expressed his condolences in an Instagram story and called his compatriot "one of my favorite rappers of all time."
Pat Stay was a father of two. A GoFundMe campaign was set up for his family to help cover the cost of the funeral. "He was taken from the world far too soon, and many will be forever devastated," the website reads. "Pat Stay was a very honorable man on his way to a bright future."