Rapper Poorstacy is dead at 26 of suspected suicide: report

"Rapping rocker Poorstacy is dead at 26. TMZ reported that the Floridian performer appears to have died from suicide in Boca Raton based on social media posts. Police and medical examiners there haven't responded to a request for comment. Poorstacy, also known as Carlito Milfort, was reportedly staying in a hotel with a woman and a toddler when he was rushed to an area hospital Saturday."

"The genre-fusing rapper dabbled in punk rock, hip-hop, heavy metal and emo and worked with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. His single Darkest Night appeared on the Grammy Award nominated 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack. Music publication Revolver said in a 2021 interview with Poorstacy that the mad man who's known to go so hard at his shows spent the first 10 years of his life between Brooklyn and Queens before his family relocated to the Sunshine State for financial reasons."

Poorstacy, born Carlito Milfort, died at 26 in Boca Raton, with social media posts indicating the death may have been suicide. He was reportedly staying in a hotel with a woman and a toddler and was rushed to a local hospital after about ten days living in the hotel. The artist blended punk rock, hip-hop, heavy metal and emo, worked with Travis Barker, and had a song on the Grammy-nominated 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack. He faced legal issues, including a 2023 battery and child neglect charge that was later dropped.

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