Lord Sear, legendary SiriusXM DJ and hip-hop radio host, dies at 52

Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear has died at 52 after more than 20 years at SiriusXM's Shade 45 station.

Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear has died, SiriusXM confirmed on Wednesday, March 11. He was 52.

"It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Lord Sear. He was more than a voice on the radio — he was a force, a friend, and family to so many of us," the caption of a tribute post on Sears' Instagram page reads. "Lord Sear's legacy in hip hop runs deep."

No further details were shared.

Sear established a legacy for himself, tracing back to his involvement with the group Kurious in the 1990s and with the underground hip-hop radio show, "The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show." He also toured the world on Eminem's Anger Management Tour, which ran sporadically in the early 2000s.

He lent his voice to the fictional Game FM station in the "Grand Theft Auto III" video games, and can be heard in the intro to Big Pun's 2000 album "Yeeeah Baby," according to Billboard.