Veteran Michigan-born rapper MC Breed, aka Eric Breed, has died at the age of thirty-six. He had suffered kidney failure back in September, and ended up on life support at that time, but was taken off it after a few days and seemed to be recovering. He reportedly died in his sleep on 22 Nov, so presumably it was another kidney failure that brought about his demise.
Breed was known for being the first commercially successful rap artist to emerge from America's midwest, and during the course of his career collaborated with a number of high profile hip hop types, including Tupac Shakur and Too $hort. He released his first album, 'MC Breed & DFC', back in 1991, and during a fifteen year career produced thirteen long players. His highest charting record, 'Funkafied', made it to number 9 in the US hip hop chart.