Pat Stay, Canadian battle rapper, dead at 36 after stabbing

Canadian battle rapper Pat Stay was fatally stabbed in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was 36.

Local police said the incident happened in downtown Halifax early Sunday. Stay was found with stab wounds and was taken to a hospital where he later died.

His death has been ruled a homicide and is being investigated.

No arrests have been made.

Eminem remembered Stay on Twitter, writing, “hiphop lost one of the best battlers of all time … RIP @patstay .. KINGS NEVER DIE.”

Fellow Canadian rapper Drake commented on a recent song Stay released, writing, “Pat Stay’s definitely one of, if not, the best.”

A GoFund Me, verified by the platform according to CNN, states that Stay is a dad to two young kids. The campaign was created to help the family with funeral expenses.

“We are setting up this fund to help raise money for our fallen brother’s family. He has been taken from the world far too soon and many will be devastated forever. Pat Stay was a very honorable man who was on his way to a bright future,” the fund-raiser reads.

“Our heart hurts for his family and friends at this time so we hope to help ease some of the pain by ensuring his family has help through this process.”