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Tributes are pouring in for UK rapper Cadet, following his death

Published 14:47 9 Feb 2019 GMT

Updated 14:49 9 Feb 2019 GMT

Rudi Kinsella
Tributes are pouring in for UK rapper Cadet, following his death

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Tributes have been flooding in following the death of UK rapper Cadet, who was only 28 years old.

The English music scene was shocked by the news that rapper Cadet, real name Blaine Cameron, was killed in a car crash on Friday night. The 28-year-old was in a taxi on the way to a gig in Keele University when the incident occurred. The news was confirmed by his family, who posted the following statement on his Instagram page: "We the family of Blaine Cameron Johnson otherwise known as Cadet (Underrated Legend) would like to share the sad news that during the early hours of 9th February 2019 he passed away." Since then, a number of the UK's biggest rappers and artists have paid tribute to Cadet, who clearly had an impact on a great amount of people, through his music. His cousin, the legendary UK artist Krept, has led the tributes: https://twitter.com/kreptplaydirty/status/1094079744444907520 https://twitter.com/kreptplaydirty/status/1094169145137090560 https://twitter.com/IanWright0/status/1094182730412232704 https://twitter.com/example/status/1094184439100395520 https://twitter.com/aggrosantos/status/1094233203064389633 https://twitter.com/YungenPlayDirty/status/1094226386380906497 https://twitter.com/TinchyStryder/status/1094223599966306306 https://twitter.com/CharlieSloth/status/1094222269566439426 https://twitter.com/WileyUpdates/status/1094221804498026496

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Tributes are pouring in for UK rapper Cadet, following his death