Kanye West Collaborator Tobias Smith Passes Away At 43

Hip-hop has gained one other angel this month as songwriter and producer Tobias Smith has sadly handed away. The Cocoa, Florida native was simply 43 and died on January 19. Smith most notably collaborated with Kanye West and AEW star Swerve Strickland.

Per Suggest, Smith’s explanation for loss of life continues to be not clear; nevertheless, a loving tribute from an expensive good friend implies that it could have been a coronary heart assault. In the conclusion of Terrance Denail Burney’s Instagram submit he writes, “Love you, bro. Pray for the fam. Heart assaults = coronary heart aches.”

He additionally writes partially, “Man. My bro Tobias Smith THE GREAT GRAMMY winner was known as up final night time. I simply obtained off the telephone together with his spouse to verify. I had dinner with him earlier than he proposed all he talked about was her and GREATNESS music. He all the time tried to do one thing constructive he helped me after I informed him I needed to make some GREATNESS music! We simply had a gathering with Death Row Music about talking life on Death Row. He tried to assist all people he might. I actually really feel that probably the most excessive God is looking the particular ones.”

Swerve Strickland additionally took to his social media to recollect Tobias Smith for all that he is finished for him. “Love you and can miss you all the time large brother Tobias,” he says alongside a black and white photograph of them. Strickland additionally devoted his match on January 21 to his misplaced good friend.

Smith was liable for Strickland’s entrance themes in addition to serving to himself and Kanye West win some Grammys for Donda. At the sixty fourth Grammy Awards, they might take dwelling the Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. Smith’s contributions on “Hurricane” assisted in that former victory whereas his hand in “Jail” nabbed them the golden gramophone within the latter.

He had songwriting credit on each, in addition to for “Ok Ok,” “Off The Grid,” “Heaven and Hell,” and “Ok Ok pt 2.” Moreover, Smith’s efforts earned Donda a Best Rap Album nomination.

All in all, Smith gave the impression of a giving one that did not chase the highlight. Rather, he was somebody who simply needed to share his artwork with the world and let that talk for itself.

Per his online obituary, Smith was simply as selfless together with his time elsewhere, founding a nonprofit known as The People’s Community ATL with the mission being “to empower underprivileged communities by fostering self-reliance and constructing sustainable futures.”

His memorial service is going down later at the moment at 2:00 p.m. on the Buggs Funeral Home & Crematory in Melbourne, Florida. If you wish to pay your respects from dwelling, you may. A stay webcast will probably be held on their YouTube page. Rest in peace, Tobias Smith.