Emeli Sande’s rapper ex-boyfriend Hypo is stabbed to death during fight at party (Video)
Emeli Sande’s rapper ex-boyfriend was stabbed to death in the early hours of this morning while out celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, it has emerged.
A murder investigation is underway after Hypo, 39, was repeatedly knifed when a brawl broke out following a ‘trivial row’ just after midnight in Woodford Green, east London.
Paramedics rushed to the area and found the artist suffering from stab wounds, however they were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Twisted party goers are said to have filmed the fight, with at least one recording the moment medical workers attempted to resuscitate the rapper before callously sharing the clip online, sparking fury on social media.
No arrests have been made and the area around the party is still cordoned off, Met Police said, as they urged anyone with relevant footage to come forward.
Hypo, who recently got engaged, had reportedly got into a ‘trivial row’ at the party, being held in a large marquee, before being fatally stabbed, reports the Sun.
In the hours before his death, the leading figure of the Mashtown rappers collective, based in east London, filmed himself being driven in a Bentley on the way to the event in an Instagram story shared with his 23,000-plus followers.
Hypo, who grew up in Islington, north London, is said to have had a troubled past, but pals said he had ‘mellowed out’ in recent years as he focused on his music career.
Tributes have poured in from friends and fans online in the wake of the news of his death.
‘Hypo was a pioneer in the industry,’ one fan on Twitter wrote, ‘Met him a couple times and he was a clean hearted guy. This world is crazy.’
Another said: ‘RIP Big Hypes, very sad news to wake up to… we lost a real one.’
One described the death as a ‘sad tragedy’, adding: ‘In his Instagram story he was just living his best life and having fun, later the same day his taken was taken from him.’
‘Watching his Insta story shows you how nothing is promised,’ wrote another.