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Saturday, June 18, 2016
Attrell Cordes Dies: P.M. Dawn Singer Was 46
Attrell Cordes, a musician also known as “Prince Be” from "90s R&B group P.M. Dawn, passed away on Friday at the age of 46.
"With profound sadness the driving force of P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes "Prince Be" has passed," a statement on the group"s site confirmed.
Cordes, the website said, "passed Friday of renal kidney disease from diabetes at a hospital in his home state of New Jersey."
The musician rose to brief, but significant mainstream popularity after starting the R&B group with his brother Jarett in 1988.
The group"s most popular and enduring hit, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1991.
A subsequent single, “I’d Die Without You,” was also a modest hit and featured in Eddie Murphy’s 1992 comedy Boomerang.
PM Dawn’s Facebook page also paid tribute to the singer on Friday, posting, "Prince Be Rest In Peace forever more."
"Pain from Diabetes can"t harm you anymore, My Heart is at Peace B-Cuz U suffered so long, Tell Grandma I said Hi & Stay Blisstatic & Strong."
Health problems, sadly, were nothing new for Cordes.
Way back in early 2005, the New Jersey native suffered a massive stroke that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body.
Despite the health scare, he performed on NBC’s Hit Me, Baby, One More Time and won the $ 20,000 charitable prize.
P.M. Dawn gifted the money the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an organization near and dear to their hearts.
Cordes is survived by his wife, Mary, and the couple"s three children Christian, Mia and Brandon. May he rest in peace.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Dawn Scott"s Death: Read Kimberly Matthers" Heartbreaking Reaction
The untimely passing of Eminem’s sister-in-law has left her loved ones devastated, no more so than her sister, Kim Mathers.
Though Kim and Dawn shared a complicated past due to Dawn’s drug use, she’s still reeling from the loss.
“Dawn was my sweet,beautiful sister who lost her way,” Mathers wrote on the funeral home’s website, where loved ones are invited to leave a message for the deceased.
I kept a light lit for her hoping she’d find her way back to me. I miss her and love her more than anything I could ever say. I wish she was here so I could hug her and tell her I love her.”
“Half of me is gone and I will never feel whole again,” Mathers continued. “She made me laugh and kept me on my toes.
“She was the best sister and friend in the world and I will miss her until we are together again.”
Scott’s biological daughter, Alaina (whom Eminem adopted) tweeted about the news on January 21st.
According to police reports, Scott was found “slumped over in bed and unresponsive,” in her Macomb County, Michigan home.
“It’s suspected to be drug use, possibly heroin,” Warren, Michigan’s Mayor James Fouts told People.
Scott’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Les Martin spoke about the severity of her addiction.
“Heroin, cocaine, Adderall. If it was a pill, she would take it,” Martin told Radar Online.
“Klonopin were her downfall. She was swallowing them things like candy.”
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Dawn Scott: Sister-in-Law of Eminem"s Sad Final Days Revealed
As we reported earlier, Eminem’s sister-in-law and the mother of his adopted daughter, Dawn Scott, passed away today at the age of 40.
Though police are still awaiting an official toxicology report, the cause of death has been tentatively listed as a heroin overdose.
In the past, Dawn has spoken publicly about her desire to get off drugs and off the streets, and at times, she’s blamed her famous brother-in-law (real name: Marshall Mathers) for his alleged refusal to help her financially.
“I have a millionaire brother-in-law and a sister with money up the ass, but they’re refusing to give me any help,” Scott said in an interview with Radar Online just months before her death.
“It’s a betrayal. [Mathers] has been part of our family since he was 15!”
Scott said her sister Kim, who has been married to Mathers twice, and is the mother of his daughter Hailie Jade Mathers, was complicit in denying the assistance she needed to get clean:
“One night I called my sister and told her I had nowhere to go,” Scott claimed. “She said, ‘That’s not my problem. Don’t bother me,’ and hung up.”
Radar Online has photos of the ramshackle trailer where Scott spent her final days.
It’s located just miles from the now-famous 8 Mile road where Mathers lived before becoming one of the world’s most famous rappers.
According to longtime friend Les Martin, Scott spent her final days “doing any kind of drugs she could get her hands on.”
“Heroin, cocaine, Adderall. If it was a pill, she would take it,” Martin says. “Klonopin were her downfall.”
Various news outlets are now reporting that Mathers has denied their requests for comment.
Dawn Scott Dies; Mother of Eminem"s Daughter Was 40
Sad news out of Detroit today, as the family of hip hop icon Eminem (real name: Marshall Mathers) is mourning one of their own.
Dawn Scott – the sister of Mathers’ ex-wife, Kim Scott – has passed away at the age of 40.
In addition to being Mathers’ former sister in law, Dawn was the mother of his adopted daughter, Alaina.
A statement from police in Warren, Michigan reveals that Scott appears to have died of a heroin overdose. A toxicology report will likely be released within the next week.
Sadly, Scott’s longtime struggle with addiction has been well-documented over the years.
In August of 2015, Scott gave an interview to Radar Online in which she blamed her sister and famous brother-in-law for refusing to help her get off the streets:
“I have a millionaire brother-in-law and a sister with money up the ass, but they’re refusing to give me any help,” Scott said. “It’s a betrayal. He’s been part of our family since he was 15!”
Scott said at the time that she’d been homeless since 2014 and had repeatedly asked for help from her more fortunate relatives:
“One night I called my sister and told her I had nowhere to go,” Scott claimed. “She said, ‘That’s not my problem. Don’t bother me,’ and hung up.”
Scott’s longtime on-again, off-again boyfriend, Les Martin, says the mother of one became increasingly reliant on a number of substances in recent years:
“Heroin, cocaine, Adderall. If it was a pill, she would take it,” Martin says. “Klonopin were her downfall. She was swallowing them things like candy.”
At this time, Mathers has not yet spoken publicly on the matter.
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