“We have so much history I can’t even explain what I’m feeling right now," the rapper said of his late friend Raymond Boyd/Getty Saafir in September 1994 Prominent Oakland rapper Saafir has died. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rapper Saafir performs at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago in 1994. (Raymond Boyd / Getty Images) Hip-hop fans around the world were ...

Saafir—an Oakland-based rapper known for his appearance in the 1993 film Menace II Society and for albums like 1994's Boxcar Sessions—died on Nov. 19, according to a statement from his longtime friend ...

Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur talks to Sway, Adisa Banjoko and Davey D about the rough-and-tumble life and times of legendary rapper Saafir. Saafir, born Reggie Gibson on August 23, 1970, in Oakland, ...

Saafir, the rapper whose real name is Reggie Gibson, has passed away at the age of 54. The news was confirmed by Saafir’s close friend and fellow emcee Xzibit on Tuesday, November 19, via an Instagram ...

No cause of death was revealed. Xzibit woke up to some devastating news on Tuesday morning (November 19). According to an Instagram post from the veteran MC, close affiliate and fellow rapper Saafir ...

Saafir passed away on November 19th, 2024. The Oakland rapper was one 54 years old. Recently, the cause of death has been confirmed. According to his death certificate, he died from septic shock and ...

The West Coast rapper Saafir has died at 54, according to his former collaborator Xzibit. Saafir, who was also a producer and actor, died at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Xzibit's post. The ...

Hip-hop fans around the world were shocked this week to hear the sad news that one of California’s all-time great rap innovators, Saafir, died Tuesday morning. As reported in an Instagram post from ...