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Artist News
DJ Rashad dies
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 28 April 2014
DJ Rashad, real name Rashad Harden, a pioneer in the Chicago footwork scene, died on Saturday, his label Hyperdub has confirmed. He was 34.
According to The Chicago Tribune, Harden’s body was discovered by a friend in a Chicago apartment on Saturday morning. Police said that the suspected cause of death was a drug overdose, with drugs and drug paraphernalia reportedly found near the body. A post-mortem was scheduled to take place yesterday
Harden had been scheduled to perform in Detroit with DJ Spinn and DJ Godfather on Saturday night. Godfather initially broke the news on Twitter, while Spinn told the Chicago Sun-Times: “It’s just a tragic loss of a great musical genius”.
At the end of last year, Harden also toured with Chance The Rapper, who tweeted: “Music lost a legend today. And he was my friend. Love you DJ Rashad. RIP”.
