Raysean Autry, co-founder of hip hop blog Kollege Kidd and social media channels, passed away two weeks ago, following a tough battle with COVID-19, MTO News reported.
Yesterday, the media entrepreneur was laid to rest. Here are some pictures:
Raysean’s brother Richard Autry, who co-founded Kollege Kidd, is also in the hospital battling the virus.
Raysean and Richard co-founded Kollege Kidd together in Chicago in 2011. At the time, the brothers said they launched the platform because of “a lack of media representation for underground hip hop and especially those in the underground hip hop scene.” young fans – the demographic group of the young generation”.
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According to the Kollege Kidd website, the platform was created with the goal of “filling that void by including talented unsigned and newly signed artists.” Besides hip hop, Kollege Kidd also covers topics such as sports, fashion, animation, video games, television and film.
According to his social network, Raysean graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2010 with a degree in Telecommunications, Television and Film. He served as technical director and camera operator for Bowling Green-based news channel WBGU-PBS and was also a CNN intern.
After news of Raysean’s passing broke late on Thursday (December 30), fans and supporters paid their respects on social media.
“I must say I appreciate EVERYTHING [Kollege Kidd] did for me and the city in the blog age,” Chance the Rapper wrote on Twitter. “RESTED.”
“REST IN PEACE [Kollege Kidd’s] Founder [Raysean Autry],” wrote another. “[There are] reported that a famous music reporter passed away from COVID-19. My condolences to the family, friends and fans of [Raysean] Auto test. ”
“Rest in peace,” tweeted a third fan. “Partial owner Raysean Autry, who owned the Kollege Kidd blog with his brother, has passed away from complications of Covid-19. My condolences to his family and friends. ”
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