Fred The Godson, New York Hip-Hop Fixture, Dead At 35 From COVID-19 Complications

By Jon Lewis

Published April 24, 2020 at 8:47 AM MDT

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The Bronx-based rapper made the XXL freshman class of 2011 on the strength of his 2010 mixtape, Armageddon. Fred had been hospitalized earlier this month with the coronavirus.

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Jon Lewis is a freelance writer and producer based in New York.

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