The rapper, whose real name was Robert Ross, died from cardiac arrest on Saturday.
In 2000, he released his debut recordLife Story, with “Whoa!”
fast becoming a standout single.Life Storyreached No.

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3 on the Billboard 200 and later became certified platinum.
Ross also appeared on P. Diddy’s hit single “Bad Boys for Life” in 2001.
In 2011, he signed to Duck Down for his third albumGame Tested, Streets Approved.

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His final recordGenuine Articlecame in 2015.
After Ross' death, Combs posted a tribute to his former collaborator on Instagram.
You have made millions of people all over the world feel good and dance!
You are one of a kind!
“Rob passed away about an hour ago.
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