Grammy-winning producer Sidney Brown, who had labored with stars like Drake, Lil Wayne and Beyoncé, was discovered lifeless in his East Harlem house final week. He was 49.
The hitmaker, who glided by the moniker “Omen” within the music trade, was found by a member of the family on Sept. 13, his mom Martha Brown confirmed to TMZ.
Brown’s “trigger and method of dying are pending additional research,” town’s Workplace of Chief Medical Examiner mentioned in an announcement.
His family members went to examine on him after staff raised the alarm when he didn’t present up for his scheduled gig as a DJ at Barawine Harlem, the place he labored for greater than a decade, on W a hundred and twentieth St.
“He was holistic and wholesome. So we don’t know of him being sick, so that is all fairly sudden,” his sister Nicole Iris Brown, 43, informed NBC Information.
“I hope folks will keep in mind that he was keen to assist the youthful era. He was at all times massive on serving to youthful folks begin their careers and get themselves into the sport. It was about simply the music, regardless of who the artist was.”
Brown’s office wrote a heartfelt tribute to the producer following the unhappy information, writing, “It’s with shock and deep disappointment we have now heard in regards to the passing of our pricey good friend Omen Sidney Brown.”
“Omen was a part of Barawine’s group for over a decade bringing his distinctive expertise to all. There should not sufficient phrases to specific our emotions. Our ideas and prayers go to his household, his pals and all who love him,” the wine bar concluded.
The native New Yorker stepped on the scene within the Nineteen Nineties when he produced a number of tracks for artists, together with Mýa and Fabolous, in addition to others signed to the Roc-A-Fella music label, per All Hip Hop.
His massive break got here in 2006 after he produced Ludacris’ hit observe “Inform It Like It Is” from the rapper’s album “Launch Remedy.” The collaboration earned him a Grammy Award for Greatest Rap Album in 2007.
Brown went on to work with Canadian rapper Drake, co-producing his observe “Shut It Down” from his debut 2010 album, “Thank Me Later.”
That very same 12 months, he produced rapper Lil Wayne’s observe “I’m Single.”
In 2013, he co-wrote and co-produced Beyoncé’s tune “Mine” that options Drake from her self-titled album.
