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Eyedea Cause of Death Confirmed

EyedeaRhymesayers Entertainment

Eyedea' s death has been ruled an accidental drug overdose. On Oct. 16, Eyedea -- real name Michael Larsen -- was found dead at the age of 28 by his mother, Kathy Averill, who, at the time said she did not know the cause of death. According to the St. Paul Star Tribune, Averill found him the following morning and believes he died in his sleep. "He was doing great and had a lot of things going on in his life," she said.

Now AllHipHop is reporting that the Ramsey County medical examiners office confirmed Eyedea died from opiate toxicity. Chief investigator Don Gorrie told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that the specific drugs found in the rapper's body were not disclosed because it is not public information.

A regular on the battle-scene, Eyedea grew in popularity after strong showings at the 'Scribble Jam' in 1999 and HBO's 'Blaze Battle' in 2000. Teamed with his childhood friend Max Keltgen, aka Abilities -- who himself was a two-time DMC champion -- Eyedea & Abilities garnered respect from everyone in the hip-hop world with releases on the Minneapolis underground hip-hop label Rhymesayers.

Watch Eyedea & Abilities' 'Smile' video after the jump.


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CamDawg

Eyedea will be sorely missed. One of the greatest emcees i have ever heard. Inspiring and a lyrical poet. Rest In Paradise man.

March 09 2012 at 5:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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