{"id":2637,"date":"2022-01-03T03:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2022-01-04T04:27:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T09:27:52","slug":"transitions-hyphy-producer-traxamillion-has-died-aged-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/2022\/01\/03\/transitions-hyphy-producer-traxamillion-has-died-aged-42\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSITIONS  |  &#8216;Hyphy&#8217; producer Traxamillion has died aged 42"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to published reports Californian hip-hop producer Traxamillion has died aged 42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports in the San Francisco Chronicle.&nbsp;The producer, who was influential in popularizing the Hyphy sound in the Bay Area and beyond, died yesterday (January 2) in Santa Clara, California.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report adds that Traxamillion \u2013 real name Sultan Banks \u2013 died in a home hospice at an aunt\u2019s residence, from a rare form of cancer that he had secretly been battling since 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color:#878989\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><sup><sub>ADVERTISEMENT<\/sub><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoKbakerco-PN-0000-2-Kbakerco-Collection-3-Wick-Scented-Candle-Enchantment.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoKbakerco-PN-0000-2-Kbakerco-Collection-3-Wick-Scented-Candle-Enchantment.png 400w, https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoKbakerco-PN-0000-2-Kbakerco-Collection-3-Wick-Scented-Candle-Enchantment-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoKbakerco-PN-0000-2-Kbakerco-Collection-3-Wick-Scented-Candle-Enchantment-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoKbakerco-PN-0000-2-Kbakerco-Collection-3-Wick-Scented-Candle-Enchantment-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>His death was confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle&nbsp;by his manager Prashant \u201cPK\u201d Kumar, who said: \u201cHe was an amazing musician\/producer. He was an integral part of the hyphy music sound who helped reopen the door for Bay Area hip-hop. He did it in 2004 or 2005, and the rest of California got on it and adapted his sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurel Anderson, a spokesperson for Santa Clara County Police, said: \u201cThe death appears as natural and is pending jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge loss for Northern California,\u201d Bay Area-based website The Thizzler wrote on Twitter. \u201cWe send our condolences to his family &amp; loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Traxamillion - Madness (Feat. Chenelle McCoy) (Official Video)\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OiIqq-BE5w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Traxamillion feat. Too $hort and Mistah FAB - &quot;Sideshow&quot;\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h4d7UwaNrIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to published reports Californian hip-hop producer Traxamillion has died aged 42. According to reports in the San Francisco Chronicle.&nbsp;The producer, who was influential in popularizing the Hyphy sound in the Bay Area and beyond, died yesterday (January 2) in Santa Clara, California.&nbsp; The report adds that Traxamillion \u2013 real name Sultan Banks \u2013 died [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[196],"tags":[603,602,601],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2644,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637\/revisions\/2644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}