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Artist News
DJ Rashad autopsy proves inconclusive
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 29 April 2014
An autopsy conducted on the body of DJ Rashad Harden was inconclusive, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Medical examiners are now awaiting toxicology results to confirm the cause of his death on Saturday.
As previously reported, Harden was found dead in a Chicago apartment over the weekend. Police stated that they suspect a drug overdose was the cause, having found drugs and drug paraphernalia near the body.
In a statement yesterday, Kode9, whose label Hyperdub released DJ Rashad’s last album, said: “I was honoured to release music from Rashad on Hyperdub. I’ve only known him for around three years, but he had become a good friend and one of my biggest musical influences. He was one of the funniest, most positive people I’ve ever met and a true innovator”.
He went on: “Everyone at the label is devastated by his passing and wish to send our sincere condolences to all his friends and family in Chicago, the Teklife crew and anyone anywhere who was graced by his presence and uplifted by his music. I’ll never forget singing duet with him in a karaoke bar in Tokyo”.
