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Snoop Dogg, LudaCris, Juicy J And Others Pay Tribute To John Singleton

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April 30, 2019

Peter Dredd

Hip Hop Stars Pays Tribute To Late John Singleton

Today, John Singleton’s family settled on the troublesome choice to take the director off life support, issuing an enthusiastic explanation.

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“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off life support today. This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.”

While Singleton still can’t seem to be proclaimed dead, numerous in the hip-jump network have approached to pay regards, imparting tales about their encounters to the famous director.

Snoop Dogg was among the first, penning a heartfelt message in Singleton’s honor. “Thank you for all that you gave to the world the movies the messages the opportunities to so many people like myself to grace the big screen in a major role with major black actors,” writes the Doggfather, praising Singleton’s visionary nature. “You were and will always be black excellence love you for life and beyond.”

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Thank you for all that you gave to the world the movies the messages the opportunities to so many people like myself to grace the big screen in a major role with major black actors you were and will allways be black excellence love you for life and beyond 🌹🙏🏾💙. J. S. 📽🎞

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Juicy J shared a snippet of his conversation with Singleton, in which ambitions for a Three Six Mafia biopic were discussed.

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This is me & @johnsingleton on text in 2017 talking about doing a three six mafia biopic If this would had happened we would have won another Oscar for Best Picture @johnsingleton is a genius he knew the culture he helped us all , rappers actors actress producers & directors it didn’t matter if you where rich , broke , a celebrity, race or religion he gave everybody a chance I’ll never forget all the great times we had filming the movie hustle & flow in Memphis TN I’m soaking in tears right now this is heavy I just saw on tmz that John is gonna be taken off life support today I’m lost for words we was just texting a month ago about hanging with our family’s on your boat I didn’t wanna have to type this R.I.P. @johnsingleton I love you you will be missed but never forgotten prayers up for his family 🙏🏿

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Ludacris, Chance The Rapper, Tiny, and more also offered condolences, as well as reflections on their experiences working with the Boyz-N-The-Hood director.

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I honestly can’t even find the words right now. This one Hurts Bad. Signing off social media for while. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 @johnsingleton

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Praying for you still @johnsingleton it was only like 2wks after sitting meeting with you this happen. Such an amazing, humble spirit. It was an honor to be in your presence!! The world is rooting for you to recover!! May God give you strength to keep fighting & heal you. Pls continue to send love & positivity his way while praying for him. 🙏🏽👑

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Rest up John Singleton. We never met, but Remember The Time literally changed my life. Thank you so much. God Bless you

— Chance The Rapper Owbum 📅 (@chancetherapper) April 29, 2019

Sending out Love To John Singleton and his Family. We Pray with you in the Struggle for our Brother. Peace

— Wu Tang Clan (@WuTangClan) April 29, 2019

This is one of my favorite pictures of John Singleton. He was a badass 23 year old who took all of Hollywood by storm. Unapologetically Black and free. pic.twitter.com/JDeYuZZ2mZ

— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 29, 2019

RIP John Singleton. So sad to hear. John was a brave artist and a true inspiration. His vision changed everything.

— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) April 29, 2019