Was a rapper from slum village pronounced dead recently?”
Titus (Baatin) Glover, the Detroit rapper who co-founded the much-acclaimed Slum Village, has died. The circumstances of his death remain unknown, associates said this afternoon. Baatin’s body was found this morning in the 14000 block of Anglin Street, said family friend Ty Townson. There were no visible signs of gunshot trauma, said Townson, who was at the scene as Baatin’s body was taken to the Wayne County medical examiner’s office. Funeral arrangements are not yet set. Friends and family members will gather for a public remembrance at 8 p.m. Sunday at Elements Gallery, 2125 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. Baatin, who turned 35 in March, left Slum Village in 2002, later telling the Free Press he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He continued to record and play occasional solo dates before returning to the Slum fold for the group’s upcoming album, “Villa Manifesto,” due Sept. 22.
The circumstances of his death remain unknown, associates said this afternoon. Baatin’s body was found this morning in the 14000 block of Anglin Street, said family friend Ty Townson. There were no visible signs of gunshot trauma, said Townson, who was at the scene as Baatin’s body was taken to the Wayne County medical examiner’s office. Funeral arrangements are not yet set. Friends and family members will gather for a public remembrance at 8 p.m. Sunday at Elements Gallery, 2125 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. Baatin, who turned 35 in March, left Slum Village in 2002, later telling the Free Press he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He continued to record and play occasional solo dates before returning to the Slum fold for the group’s upcoming album, “Villa Manifesto,” due Sept. 22.
Slum Village co-founder Ttitus “Baatin” Glover has reportedly been died from unknown reasons as confirmed by the group’s road manager. Click here to find out more! Aside from Twitter and MySpace pages marked with “RIP Baatin” comments, he was confirmed to have passed. Titus (Baatin) Glover, the Detroit rapper who co-founded the much-acclaimed Slum Village, has died. Many details remain unknown at this point, said Hex, the group’s road manager. Word of Baatin’s passing circulated quickly this afternoon in music circles both locally and nationally, where Slum Village has long been an exalted name in underground hip-hop.
