The West Coast and hip-hop community are remembering the life of rapper Bad Azz, who passed away this week at the age of 43.
Fellow California lyricist Daz Dillinger shared the news on his Instagram page on Monday, writing “R I P TO THE HOMEY BAD AZZ @badazzlbc JAMAR STAMPS DPGC MEMBER ????????????????????????”
Complex reports that Jamarr Stamps died while in jail for a domestic violence charge. While his cause of death has not been reported, Riverside County Jail records show that he was arrested on Thursday.
Stamps was an extended member of Tha Dogg Pound affiliate group, Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, alongside Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg and many other West Coast artists.
Snoop Dogg and others wrote tributes to their fallen friend on social media.
Losing too many homies this year. Rest In Peace Bad Azz… pic.twitter.com/Z3VlKBj4sP
— Ice Cube (@icecube) November 12, 2019
In 1998, Bad Azz released his debut album, Word on tha Streets, which reached the No. 32 on Billboard's Top Hip/R&B Album Charts.
Before his debut on Priority Records, Stamps was reportedly set to sign to Makaveli Records, the brainchild of Tupac Shakur, in 1996. Throughout his career, he worked with rappers such as Ice Cube, 2Pac and Busta Rhymes.
