{"id":589107,"date":"2023-08-30T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/august-08-def-jam-records-singer-and-producer-dead-at-31\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T01:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:35:00","slug":"august-08-def-jam-records-singer-and-producer-dead-at-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/august-08-def-jam-records-singer-and-producer-dead-at-31\/","title":{"rendered":"#AUGUST 08, Def Jam Records Singer and Producer, Dead at 31"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSinger, songwriter and producer AUGUST 08<\/a> died at age 31 on Tuesday.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n


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\nThe Los Angeles musician was known for collaborating with artists such as DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and Jhen\u00e9 Aiko, among others, in addition to releasing his own solo music.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n


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\nThe recording artist, who was born Ray Jacobs and also adopted the name August Grant, belonged to the music collective 88rising<\/a>, which shared news<\/a> of his death on Instagram<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n


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\n\u201cIt is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Ray Jacobs, also known as AUGUST 08,\u201d 88rising wrote in a statement.\n<\/p>\n


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\n\u201cRIP August the kindest and most talented genius you will be missed beyond words,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThank you for being an amazing mentor and a steadfast friend through all these years. We are forever grateful to you and the joy you brought in every room, through every song. Your energy, guidance and care gave so much inspiration and strength that will be carried on always.\u201d\n<\/p>\n


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\nThe post concluded, \u201cThank you for helping us be brave. We will miss you so much, love you August. \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d\n<\/p>\n


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