Rapper Fred the Godson dead at 35 due to coronavirus complications
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Fred the Godson, a rapper from New York City, has died due to complications from battling the coronavirus. He was 35.
A rep for Fred -- whose real name is Fredrick Thomas -- confirmed his passing to Fox News.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"New York City, Hip-Hop and the World lost a really good one yesterday. Fred left this world better than he found it," his spokesperson said Friday morning.
Fred's death was also confirmed by his friend DJ Self on Thursday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Self wrote that Fred “was loved … never heard one bad thing about you RIP @fredthegodsonmusic Sleep Well my brother.”
Another friend and frequent music collaborator, Jaquae, also mourned Fred on social media.
He wrote, “Sleep in peace my brother…. You’ll never be forgotten. LOVE U MAN. I have so much things to say but I’m lost right now.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}ALLEN DAVIAU, 'E.T.,' 'BUGSY' CINEMATOGRAPHER, DEAD FROM COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS AT AGE 77
Fred confirmed he was in the hospital seeking treatment for coronavirus in an Instagram post on April 6. "I’m in here wit this Corvus 19 s--t! Please keep me in y’all prayers!!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 #godisgreat," he wrote.
Recording artist Fred The Godson backstage at S.O.B.'s on February 25, 2020 in New York City. (Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
His publicist told The Source on Wednesday that Fred's fever had broken after peaking at 105 degrees and as a result of the virus, his kidneys were not working.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Bronx native also dealt with asthma.
In a recent interview with Bronx’s News 12, Fred's wife, LeeAnn Jemmott, said the musician was placed on a ventilator but that he had been showing signs of improvement.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“We need him like he is our strength, he is our good vibes, our positivity,” Jemmott said. She shares two daughters with Fred.