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Monday, August 3, 2009

R.I.P. Baatin (Slum Village)


Titus (Baatin) Glover, the Detroit rapper who cofounded the acclaimed trio Slum Village, was found dead at the age of 35 Saturday morning. The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office said Sunday it found no evidence of trauma on Glover's body and that toxicology tests results are pending.

The Detroit Police Department said it isn't treating the death as a homicide, unless the medical examiner provides information to the contrary.

Glover left Slum Village in 2002, later telling the Free Press he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He continued to record and play occasional solo dates before returning to Slum Village for the group's upcoming album, "Villa Manifesto," due Sept. 22.

This was an unexpected tragedy. We lost a hip hop great at such a young age. Are we paying attention yet?