Ebow ‘Metropolis’ Graham death: Foreign Beggars star dies aged 41
Tributes have poured in for the vocalist on social media
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Your support makes all the difference.Ebow “Metropolis” Graham, a founding member of the hip hop and dubstep group Foreign Beggars, has died at the age of 41.
Graham died on Saturday (18 April) after an “accident at home”, the group confirmed in a statement.
“Dear friends, it is with the heaviest heart we inform you that our brother Ebow Enyan Graham suffered from an accident at home, and passed away in the early hours yesterday morning,” they wrote on Sunday.
“Ebow was a deep and peaceful soul, a dedicated and loving father to beautiful 10yr old Cassius, and who touched people with his warmth, insight, talent and generosity everywhere he went.”
The statement added that Graham “meant so much to so many people” and was “a true poet and MC, an incredible father, gifted, humble, yet stylish to a T”.
They said they find it “hard to believe that we will never talk, share a joke, eat together, appreciate music, debate points of view, discuss the world, rock a crowd, or laugh together again”.
The group has set up a Just Giving page to support Graham’s family. At the time of writing, it has raised more than £23,000.
Many artists took to Twitter to pay tribute to Graham, including Rag’n’Bone Man, Skream and Andy C.
Foreign Beggars formed in 2002 and released 11 albums. Their last, Matriarchy, came out in 2019 and saw them team up with Maverick Sabre and Greentea Peng.
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