REST IN PEACE TO DISCO D

[DJSTRONG]

Tuesday - January 23, 2007

Reports have flooded in about producer Disco D, who reportedly
committed suicide Monday night (January 22). According to Sohh.com,
Benny Blanco, who is close to the producer, confirmed the death, but
declined to comment.

"We have no comment. We send our deepest condolences,"
Benny told SOHH.com. "He was loved and will be truly missed."

Details regarding his death are still sketchy, but sources close to
Disco D told BallerStatus.com that he had recently divorced from
his Brazilian wife and was having a hard time coping with the split.

The producer had over 10 years of experience in the music industry
beginning his career in the dance scene in Detroit, Michigan.

In 2005, he produced the track "Ski Mask Way" for 50 Cent's
Massacre album, which put him on the hip-hop map. He went
on to produce several records for Kevin Federline's debut album,
Playing With Fire, and most recently, the b-side on Trick Daddy's
latest single, for a track called "I Pop."

Fans can post their condolences on Disco D's official MySpace
page at MySpace.com/GringoLouco

-- Ronnie Gamble http://www.ballerstatus.net

"Disco D is a very good friend of mine, a personal friend of mine
outside of business, he is one of the most realest and genuine
persons I have met in this industry and he was going to be on
my album its just so sad all the things he was going through in
his life and we just started business together last summer,"

"I just spoke to him 3 nights ago he was at his mom's in DC.
The financial problems he had with people in the music business
and people were not paying him for his tracks, it's sad that we
lost another genuine person for nothing. Talented people like
that are hard to come by. I am shocked and lost." - DJ Warrior

"I can't believe this has happened to such a high-energy
forward moving person. He had so much to look to in the
future and I met him through his business and friendship with
Warrior. I can remember him drinking tea all night when we
all went to a white party in Hollywood. That's the kind
of dude he is, just a simple and real human being.
Disco D we will miss you. I hope this is a hoax." - DJ Strong