Ka, the beloved independent Brooklyn rapper born Kaseem Ryan, died on Saturday at the age of 52.
The news was shared on his official Instagram page.
While no cause of death was given, in the Instagram statement, it said he died unexpectedly.
Ka performs during 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on July 19, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
He leaves an extraordinary legacy as a recording artist, including eleven remarkable self-released solo albums.
Thats me being a writer, growing up and being like, Did you hear what I said?
I spent a lot of time on this one line.
Did you hear that line?
Thats where Im at right now.
I want to create nice songs, but I want to do that shit that Tupac used to do.
A Tupac song came on, youd get goosebumps.
How did he put feeling in that song?
Thats what Im trying to do now.
Ka is survived by his wife, mother and sister.
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