Frederick Thomas, known as Fred the Godson an American DJ and rapper from the Bronx died at Montefiore Medical Center on April 23, 2020 at age 35.
Frederick Thomas was born on New Year’s Day in 1985 and grew up in The Bronx, New York City. He gained an early nickname of “Big Bronx”.
He started rapping freestyle in New York City in the early 2000s.
Thomas’s music was characterized by his husky voice, humorous wordplay, and creative rhymes. In the early-2010s, he released two mixtapes; his debut was Armageddon in 2010, featuring samples of The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes and Cam’ron.
His second release, City of God, was one of a series for DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz, and featuring Puff Daddy, Pusha T and Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan.
In 2011, XXL included him in its annual Freshman class of up-and-comers.
Between 2011 and 2020, Thomas released music and performed regularly, guest DJ-ing on New York radio station Hot 97, and collaborated with artists including Pusha T, Jadakiss, Cam’ron, and Raekwon, as well as releasing the answer song, “Monique’s Room”.
He produced two additional mixtapes in 2020, Training Day in January with Jay Pharoah, and Payback, released March 20, 2020.
Thomas was married to LeeAnn Jemmott, and they had two daughters.
Thomas was reported to be suffering from acute asthma and kidney problems after contracting COVID-19, and by April 6, 2020, his fever had abated in hospital, according to his publicist and his Instagram account.
His wife told media on April 9 that she was concerned he was going to die, but the next day, said he was “going to make it”, and was being weaned from a ventilator.