Rapper C-Knight of The Dove Shack performs onstage on August 5, 2017.Photo:Scott Dudelson/Getty
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Rapper C-Knight, known as a member of Dove Shack,has died. He was 52.
A family membertold TMZthe rapper died on Tuesday after being taken off life support.
C-Knight, whose real name was Arnez Blount, was admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke on Oct. 18.
Rapper C-Knight performs onstage during the Summertime in the LBC festival on August 5, 2017.Scott Dudelson/Getty
C-Knight suffered from a stroke while receiving dialysis to treat his diabetes, reports TMZ. He then went into cardiac arrest but was resuscitated and placed on life support
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“This is like f—ing nightmare I swear this s— hurt different and I don’t want to talk about s— to nobody so please just let me be and pray for us…,” wrote Bo-Roc. “On my soul I love you bro and I already don’t know what the f— to do wit u being gone… 💔💔🙏🏾🙏🏾.”
The rapper was best known for his role in the hip-hop group, Dove Shack. The group consisted of C-Knight, Bo-Roc, and 2Scoops. Dove Shack made their debut on rapper Warren G’s 1994 albumRegulate… G Funk Era.
The group was best known for their 1995 hit, “Summertime in the LBC,” from their debut album,This Is the Shack. Their first album also included hits “This Is the Shack” and “Smoke Out.”
The “Summertime in the LBC” hit also appeared on the soundtrack of Brian Robbins' 1995 hip-hop documentary,The Show.After “Summertime in the LBC” was featured onThe Showsoundtrack, the track reached No. 11 onBillboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart, No. 54 onBillboard’s Hot 100 chartand No. 37 onBillboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs.
Over a decade later, the group released their second album,Reality Has Got Me Tied Up, in 2006. The Long Beach-based group featured rapper Nate Dogg on the sophomore album. Dove Shack was celebrated for having a large part in cultivating the West Coast G-Funk throughout the 1990s.
In between the group’s first two albums, C-Knight released a solo LPKnight Timein 2001.
source: people.com
