Hip-Hop Pioneer Reggie ‘Combat Jack’ Ossé Dies at 53

Reggie Ossé, aka Combat Jack, host of the popular Combat Jack Show podcast, has died at the age of 53, just months after disclosing his colon-cancer diagnosis. Suggested Reading All About Mel B’s Stunning Lookalike Little Sister Tupac Associate Young Noble’s Death Illuminates Alarming Fact About Suicide Rates Among Black Men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…

Reggie Ossé, aka Combat Jack, host of the popular Combat Jack Show podcast, has died at the age of 53, just months after disclosing his colon-cancer diagnosis.

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The attorney-turned-podcaster announced his diagnosis in October via Twitter.

“Internets, what’s up? It’s your man Combat Jack. In 7 years of podcasting, I’ve never missed an episode. I got hit with some real life shit. I was recently diagnosed with Colon Cancer,” he wrote.

https://twitter.com/CombatJackShow/status/922517872651403265

Just months before his health disclosure, The Root profiled Ossé in an article discussing mental health and hip-hop.

Social media tributes have been pouring in since the announcement of Ossé’s passing:

https://twitter.com/Rosenbergradio/status/943499777894944768
https://twitter.com/bomani_jones/status/943500987704250369
https://twitter.com/JessicaSaxena/status/943505178556272641
https://twitter.com/ElliottWilson/status/943503812148580353
https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/943503740669190145

During his career, Ossé was considered a pioneer in hip-hop, representing people such as Jay-Z and Capone-n-Noreaga before starting his No. 1 hip-hop podcast.

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