Actor and rapper Nashawn Breedlove, who was known for
battle-rapping with American rapper and songwriter Eminem in film 8 Mile, has
died at 46, reported TMZ.
According to a family member, Nashawn died in his sleep at his home
in New Jersey on Sunday. His close ones are said to be unaware of the reason
for his death.
Nashawn played Lotto in the 2002 film 8 Mile, which is partially
based on Eminem’s life. He is best remembered for a sequence in which his character
competes in a rap war with Em’s B-Rabbit.
American hip-hop artist took to Instagram to pay tribute to the
star. He dropped a video from 8 Mile featuring Eminem and Nashawn.
He captioned the post, “RIP to one of the few emcees to beat
Eminem… Lotto from 8 Mile. Who’s friends lovingly called him, OX. You will be
missed for your tenacity and aggressiveness.”
Another battle rapper, Daylyt, paid tribute to Breedlove in the
comment section of Micky’s post, saying, “The first MC who was ever robbed of
his rap battle victory!” Lotto rip.”
American rapper wrote Mega Ran, “Yeah he definitely won this one.
RIP.”
According to TMZ, before his big break on 8 Mile, Nashawn began
rapping under the stage name OX, with a feature on the soundtrack for the 2001
film The Wash with Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg.
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