Producer Disco D, born David Shayman, comitted suicide earlier today (January 23) XXLMAG.COM has learned. He was 27 years old. Shayman, who grew up in Ann Arbor Michagan, made a name for himself as a DJ in area nightclubs and purveyor of mix cd's while he was still in high school. He first got widespread notoriety in the hip-hop community as a result of his work on the 50 Cent song “Ski Mask Way” from The Massacre. More recently, D contributed tracks to albums for Trick Daddy, Lil Scrappy and Crime Mob. Far from just a beatmaker, Shayman also held a degree with honors from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

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