DTTX of A Lighter Shade of Brown Dies at 46

Rapper DTTX of A Lighter Shade of Brown, real name Bobby Ramirez, died Monday afternoon (July 18) after lying in a coma for 11 days, TMZ is reporting. Ramirez was found on July 7 unresponsive in a Las Vegas street, with severe burns and a body temperature of 107 degrees, his family told the website. He was taken to a nearby hospital and was placed on life support.

A Lighter Shade of Brown, the duo that DTTX helped form in the early '90s, shared the above condolences, writing, "It is with great sadness to inform you that our brother Bobby DTTX Ramirez has passed away. Bobby’s final breath was taken on Monday July 18 2016 at 2:20pm. On behalf of the Ramirez family, they would like to thank friends and the fans for ALL of your prayers during this difficult time. A PayPal account has been set up in his honor to help his family with funeral expenses."

Though his family tells TMZ that the rapper long battled alcoholism, they believe cardiac arrest and heat stroke to be the causes of death. DTTX was 46 years old.

Hip-hop has lost a number of figures this year, including Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, Prince Be of P.M. Dawn and John Barry, an original member of the Beastie Boys. All condolences are extended to DTTX's family. Listen to the group's 1990 release Brown & Proud below.

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