Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″ pays homage to battle rapper Pat Stay.
Earlier this month, the Battle rap scene and hip-hop lost one of the greats Pat Stay. The acclaimed battle rapper was stabbed to death on September 4th, when he was partying at Yacht Club Social, Bar & Distillery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Hip-Hop fraternity previous send their tributes to the rapper, and now Eminem and Royce da 5’9″ sends condolences through video clips which were played at Pat Stay’s Benefit.
“Yo, I just want to send my condolences out to the Pat Stay family and friends, “ said Eminem. “Bro, I know we never got a chance to meet, but I’ve been a huge fan of yours for years. The level that you rap to, it’s like the Pinnacle of battle rap and It doesn’t get any higher than the level that you rapped at. Just gonna say man we’re gonna miss you bro, Hip-Hop is gonna miss you, we lost a legend.”
“I just like to take the opportunity to send my deepest condolences to Pat Stay’s family. I don’t even know if I can put into words how great of a man that I felt that he was,” says Royce. “Aside from being an amazing rapper. I had the honor and the privilege to be able to build somewhat of a personal relationship with the man. That’s pretty rare to be able to do in this business.”
The videos were sent to classifiedhiphop platform, which posted: “wanna give a big thanks to @royceda59 and @eminem for sending us these two video’s to play at Patstay’s Benefit today.. …. we all knew Pat was the Best at what he did,, but when you hear it from two legends like this,, it just makes you even more proud….i really wish Pat was here to see the outpouring of love he has been getting,,i wish i could talk to Pat and see the reaction on his face after seeing the love he has been getting from guys he’s looked up to for so long.”
Halifax Regional Police stated earlier in the month that they had apprehended a person in relation to the stabbing. A 31-year-old man was apprehended but not charged in connection with the crime.
The Hip-Hop world is pushing Pat Stay’s followers to donate to his GoFundMe campaign in the hopes of raising $800,000 to help his family.
Check out the clips below.
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