NEW ORLEANS \u2014 5th Ward Weebie, a rapper, actor and record producer who brought New Orleans bounce to the world, has died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of 5th Ward Weebie’s representatives confirmed his death to WWL-TV Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to New Orleans rapper P Town Moe, Weebie died of complications after having a heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst his kidneys went and they had him on a machine to get his kidneys back working, then his lungs went the next day,\u201d P Town Moe said. \u201cI don\u2019t know why God wanted him at this time, but my brother gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5th Ward Weebie, whose given name is Jerome Cosey, came to prominence in the 90s as Bounce music became popular in New Orleans. He made music with Mystikal and Master P, but his biggest early hits came from working with Partnerz n\u2019 Crime and Kane & Abel on songs like \u201cShake it Like a Dog, \u201cI Really Want U,\u201d and \u201cSo Attracted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement on the bounce pioneer’s passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt broke my heart to learn that Jerome Cosey \u2014 our 5th Ward Weebie \u2014 has passed. Let me find out you didn’t know who he was. He was an iconic personality, a New Orleans legend, and a beloved friend. He was the Bounce King, who showed us how to move, how to love, and how to bring passion and humanity to everything we do,” said Mayor Cantrell. “New Orleans has lost a cornerstone of our culture. Our City will not be the same without his voice and his spirit. May he rest in God\u2019s perfect peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPartnerz n\u2019 Crime, Kane and Able, that was my first real big platform to come out on,\u201d Weebie said on The 504 with Sheba Turk. \u201cThat song did a lot for me. It changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He returned to the spotlight in 2006 with the cathartic post-Katrina anthem \u201cF— Katrina,\u201d giving New Orleanians an outlet for their frustration after one of the darkest moments in the city\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His biggest hit was still to come. In 2013 with \u201cLet Me Find Out,\u201d found viral fame online and caught the eye of some of hip hop\u2019s biggest stars, including Snoop Dogg and Quest Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c(Let Me Find Out came) from ribbin\u2019,\u201d Weebie said. \u201cEverybody in New Orleans knows when you come up in New Orleans you rib. You rib in school, you rib on the block, you gotta be cold with it because they gonna get you or you gonna get run of the block.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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