Fatman Scoop's eerie prediction about his own death during one of his final Australian radio interviews

An Aussie radio duo has revealed Fatman Scoop made an eerie prediction about his own death in one of his final interviews in Melbourne last year. 

The American rapper passed away, aged 53, after he collapsed on stage in Hamden Town Centre Park, Connecticut on Friday and was rushed to hospital.

Now Mix94.5 FM show Pete & Kymba have released one of the hype man's last interviews, during which he said he wanted to 'die by my own sword'. 

Radio duo Pete Curulli and Kymba Cahill dug up the interview from 2023 which saw Fatman promoting the annual R&B event Fridayz Live.

During the candid chat, he revealed he was on a quest for a healthier lifestyle as he lost weight and enjoyed bike riding down Perth's West Coast Highway. 

As the trio discussed plans to go bike riding together, Pete said: 'Mr Scoop, I've got a suggestion for you. I've just found a tandem, a three person bike.'

'You want the three of us to ride on a bike?' said Fatman, real name Isaac Freeman III, to which Pete enthusiastically agreed.

However, Fatman appeared to have some trepidations, saying: 'If the three of us ride on a bike and one of us messes up everybody's taking a dive.'

He then made the eerie statement: 'If I'm gonna take a dive, if I'm gonna die - I want to die on my own sword. I don't want to die on your sword, sir.'

It comes after another Aussie radio duo, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson, revealed the final words of Fatman before he tragically collapsed onstage.

Speaking about the tragedy on Monday morning's Kyle and Jackie O Show, the radio hosts played a short clip from what would be Fatman's final performance.

The US rapper could be heard breathlessly hyping the excited crowd up with: 'I said Hamden make some noise!'

He then shouted, 'If you came to party,' before taking a long pause to catch his breath.

'Make some noise,' he continued before collapsing on the stage.

Fatman Scoop passed away, aged 53, after suffering a medical emergency onstage in Hamden Town Centre Park, Connecticut. 

Screams rang out at his final show as the legendary hype man was seen struggling after he climbed onto a platform before disappearing from view.

Medics raced to revive him, but Fatman's tour manager finally announced his passing on Saturday, saying he was 'lost for words'. 

Freeman's manager, DJ and producer Birch Michael, announced the rapper's death 'with the heaviest of hearts' in posts to social media. 

Shortly after, the artist's family said in a statement that he was 'not just a world class performer - he was a father, brother, uncle and a friend'.

'Last night, the world lost a radiant soul, a beacon of light on the stage and in life,' the family said. 

'He was the laughter in our lives, a constant source of support, unwavering strength, and courage.'

Born in New York City in 1971, Freeman made his name through collaborations with mega-stars including Missy Elliot and Mariah Carey in the early 2000s.

He was known for his deep, roaring vocal presence and his family described him as 'the undisputed voice of the club'.

The three-time Grammy Award winner recently ventured into podcasting and reality TV, including appearing on Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother: UK vs USA in 2015.

The artist's exact cause of death is not clear, however it came after he suffered the medical emergency on stage.

Authorities were dispatched to the scene at around 8:33pm and they wheeled the rapper out from venue on a stretcher as they rushed him to the hospital.