“Somebody for Me,” “Black Coffee” and more. The Overweight Lover as he was called was smooth on the mic and even credited with bringing Usher to Puffy Combs for his first album.
The condition is often associated with flying, and shortly before he passed away the “overweight lover” had reportedly seen a doctor for a persistent cough he developed after a recent trip to London.
He had also performed at the Michael Jackson tribute concert on Oct. 8 in Cardiff, Wales.
Another contributing factor was heart disease, which caused his artery walls to thicken due to high cholesterol.
The coroner ruled the manner of death as