Eminem’s legendary hip hop DJ and radio personality Lord Sear has died at the age of 53.
The musical artist worked with the 8 Mile rapper in the early 2000s during his Anger Management Tour. Sear also collaborated with Eminem on his radio channel, Shade 45.
Eminem shared a tribute to the radio star.
‘Sear was one of the greatest people to be around, I will never forget how he made me laugh on our tour together,’ Eminem wrote on X.
‘Our time on @Shade45 together was always some of my favorite interviews. He made the world a better place and I’m gonna seriously miss that. Rest in peace Lil Trey aka @LordSear!!!’
TMZ reported on Thursday morning that a cause of death has yet to be determined.
Eminem’s legendary hip hop DJ and radio personality Lord Sear has died at the age of 53
The artist worked with the 8 Mile rapper in the early 2000s during his Anger Management Tour. He also collaborated with Eminem on his radio channel, Shade 45; seen in 2020
‘Sear was more than a voice on the radio – he was a force, a friend, and family to so many of us!’ the Sirius XM Radio channel said in a statement posted on X on Wednesday.
Shade 45 announced that Sear will be honored on Friday where ‘friends will come together during his slot to share memories.’
‘Rest easy, Lord Sear. Your family, friends, and all of us on Shade 45 will never forget you,’ the statement concluded.
Lord Sear’s real name was Steve Watson and he was based in New York City.
Also on Wednesday, Eminem’s maternal grandmother Betty reportedly died at age 87 following a battle with breast cancer.
Sources close to the family told TMZ that Betty passed due to complications with the disease at her Missouri home on Tuesday.
The rapper, 53, was reportedly not present for her passing.
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Eminem for comment.
In a 2000 interview, Betty described being heartbroken over the road Eminem had gone down and even torched his music as ‘vile’ and ‘disgusting.’
‘Neither his mother Debbie nor I can figure out what happened to this sweet, caring youngster. In just over 12 years he’s gone from telling me “Grandma I love you,” to “Go to hell.” It just breaks my heart,’ she told The Mirror newspaper.
Eminem’s maternal grandmother Betty reportedly died at age 87 following a battle with breast cancer; pictured 2002
In a 2000 interview, Betty described being heartbroken over the road Eminem had gone down and even torched his music as ‘vile’ and ‘disgusting’; pictured 2024
‘When I hear his vile disgusting lyrics I can’t believe this is my Marshall, the same boy who used to come and sit on my lap,’ she said.
The loss comes over a year after the death of Betty’s daughter and Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson.
She passed following a battle with advanced lung cancer in December 2024, TMZ reported.
Eminem – real name Marshall Mathers – and his mother endured a strained relationship that’s played out in the public eye since the rapper came to fame over 25 years ago, but the duo had made an effort to repair the relationship.
During their rocky relationship, Eminem referred to his mother on the My Name Is track from the 1999 album The Slim Shady LP, which ultimately led to Debbie taking legal action against her son.
In the song, the rapper claimed his mother did ‘more dope than’ he did.
Debbie responded to her son by suing him for $11 million, claiming defamation of character.
The rapper and record producer’s lawyer then released a statement on behalf of his client saying that the lawsuit was as a ‘result of a lifelong strained relationship’ between the pair.
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