NEW YORK (AP) — DJ AM, the sought-after disc jockey who became a celebrity in his own right with high-profile romances and a glamorous lifestyle, was found dead Friday at his apartment, which had drug paraphernalia in it, a law enforcement official said.
Paramedics had to break down the door to his Manhattan apartment before they found his body at about 5:20 p.m., the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because family hadn’t been notified. There was no evidence of foul play, the official said.
Damn… this Summer has not been good for many folks. It’s sad to see this man get another chance at life only to have it taken away just under a year later. I really hope it wasn’t self induced like it’s seeming to play out like. From the drug overdose reports to his last Twitter message (after the jump). Regardless, Rest in Peace to another one…
shitty
shitty.
RIP man… seems like so many ppl are dying recently…
is this just the summer of death??? dammit man…
Jesus..
Damn. R.I.P
Wow…damn this summers been a graveyard
death finds you somehow. smh. r.i.p.
Damn My Nigga R.I.P Fam U Will Be Missed
Damn, man. Rest In Peace. You survive a plane crash just to still die young? That’s messed up. This hasn’t been a good summer.
this shit is wild niggas dyin left and right…
Damn My Nigga R.I.P. Fam U Will Be Missed
RIP to DJ AM… thats bonkers. too many deaths this summer whether its in my personal life or the celebrity world..
Damn.. that’s a shock. RIP
R.I.P
rip man, 2009 sucks in general
WHO?
R.I.P.
damn
oh shit, r.i.p., this is too fucked
Rest in peace, man.
RIP Adam Goldstein my prayers go out to his family and friends
Damn…
r.i.p
im guessing the crash might have has something to do with this if it was really an OD… going through that must have been fucked up!
R.I.P.
Rest In Paradise…love his work…thank you for the awesome contributions to the culture
this is on some Final Destination type shit.
Dumbass fing junkie!!!!!!!!!!111111
Thoughts and prayers to his loved ones. R.I.P.
Hip Hop lost to many this year.
Drugs Kill……RIP
Shit.
Horrible news. I really enjoyed his work with Travis Barker. RIP dude, you’ll be missed.
damn. RIP.
RIP.. same as CuJ said, i’ve had deaths happen in my personal life this summer too. and all these celebs.. it’s crazy
Damn. Too young. R.I.P.
RIP. May his family find peace.
R.I.P.
looks like destination final
Whoever had the audacity to desecrate this wall with name-calling (Can’t Get Right)… Go FUCK yourself… Whatever he died from he is no longer hear and that is not at all necessary… How dare you… Those of us who put substances in our bodies know what the potential consequences are so again… GO GET FUCKED IN S.F. With no COndom by a “dumbass fing junkie”- Bitch….
And thanks to losers I forgot my real purpose here….
To express my condolences and just share this moment with a community that loves music and that understands that sometimes that love and that life could mean death in some ways….
damn that last twitter post is kinda scary now ..
RIP DJ AM
life’s shit for alot of people right now, situations stressful… too many good souls passing, ted kennedy, farrah faucet, michael jackson, this dude… even billy mays, yes i’m serious… wonder if dude was even grateful that he survived a fuckin plane crash. in my opinion, after something like that, i wouldn’t start doing drugs, i’d start going to church every fuckin’ day, shit! … r.i.p anyways, great guy in hip-hop. all i need before i die is that OB4CL2 and i’m good haha.
It’s always so sad when someone dies, but it’s even sadder that so many people have died back to back to back, such as Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, Ted Kennedy, and then AM. Due to what has happened, the one thing that comes to mind when I hear about yet another celebrity dying is: who’s gonna be next?
Alot of people are dying, celebrities make the news. RIP nonetheless.
RIP
rip man
Damn anotha this is crazy
wow man this iz truly sad… R.I.P. DJ AM… gonna go pump his mixes wit travis barker rite now
RIP, the world jus lost a real cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
another one? damn everybody good is leaving this world
Rest In Peace AM
R.I.P. …..
shocking and sad…didnt see this one coming…r.i.p
Poor Fucker God bless the Dead
is this just the summer of death??? dammit man…
for real true story R.I.P. though
R.I.P. wow..
RIP AM, you were one of the best
Death in 3′s shit damn…. R.I.P. AM
damn this is on some final destination shit like u cant cheat death…r.i.p. man
RIP
it must be a jam in heaven! dAmn! r.i.p.
Im Sitting Here Watching The Ted Kennedy Memorial & I Come Here On 2Dope 2 See What New Dats Poppin & I See This! Damn All I Can Say R.I.P. DJ AM God Bless You Soul & Everybody Else That Has Been Called Back 2 GOD This Year.
RiP
fuck him, fucking junkie and whats everyone crying about anyways this guy lived a great life and died young… ooohh, boo-hoo. where do I sign up for this tragedy?
what the F*** is drug paraphernalia ???
Weed pipe ?
today a god died
@f-u
man i get you on some level, but now they saying he has ptsd from the crash, so im not so quick to say fuck em. plane crashes r fucked up. ask lynyrd skynyrd.
@f-u
man i get you on some level, but now they saying he has ptsd from the crash, so im not so quick to say f-ck em. plane crashes r f-cked up. ask lynyrd skynyrd.
R.I.P. to everyone who died today all over the world and everyone who continues to die every day famous or not. idk who this guy is so i aint gonna say nothing more
rip
09 is a deadly year
R.I.P. DJ AM
this is on some Final Destination type shit.
travis watch your back man.
dude like this guy is the 30th
celebrity of summer 09
summer 09 celebrity death season
Cocaine is a hell of a drug, lmfao.
Damn, it wasnt that long ago when i seen him dj’in for Jay at one of his concerts.
R.I.P. DJ AM
wtf nelly
R I P A M
R.I.P
R.I.P. DJ AM given one more chance at life, and it just blew up just like that…it’s sorta sad to see one person one day, and gone the next..not saying I seen DJ AM, but seeing someone today and from tomorrow on never again is a sad feeling.
This has really been a death-filled summer.
Ted Kennedy, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, Michael Jackson, Baaton of Slum Village…another celeb die soon and I swear there must be something wrong with America right now that’s fucking everybody over.
This has been the raddest, and yet, the saddest summer.
RIP DJ AM!
Why why why why. Fucking terrible. God is mad.
REST IN PEACE
WE ALL GOTTA DIE 1 DAY, WE JUST WAITING TO HEAR OUR NAME CALLED
RIP
to the people calling him a junkie, you really should know the story before you say something like that …
i mean, dude could’ve been on painkillers from the plane crash, and from what i hear/see, it isn’t hard to get hooked on those.
w/e it is, desecrating his name isn’t worth it. r.i.p.
r.i.p such a shame =\
It’s sad how he already escaped death… maybe the crash had an affect on him?
Regardless
R.I.P
Wow, Just in time for Final Destination 3. No joke, i loved Dj AM, this isn’t right.
RIP, saw him spinnin just last summer… damn
R.I.P crazy I cant believe this.. smh
if he wasn’t taking the shit he was taking he’d be alive…yal saying r.i.p when he wanted to die.
New York New York, big city of dreams
And everything in New York ain’t always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
But I’m down by law and I know my way around
Too much, too many people, too much (aha-ha)
Too much, too many people, too much, Raaah!
A castle in the sky, one mile high
Built to shelter the rich and greedy
Rows of eyes, disguised as windows
Looking down on the poor and the needy
Miles of people, marching up the avenue
Doin’ what they gotta do, just to get by
I’m living in the land of plenty and many
But I’m damn sure poor and I don’t know why
Too much, too many people, too much
Too much, too many people, too much!
A man’s on a ledge, says he’s gonna jump
People gather round, said, “He won’t he’s just a chump”
’Cause he lost his job, then he got robbed
His mortgage is due and his marriage is through
He says he ain’t gonna pay no child support
Because the bitch left him without a second thought
He got nothing to eat, no shoes on his feet
She even left his clothes out in the street
He keeps hearing noises when he’s at home
He always hears voices when he’s all alone
His wife took the kids, the car and the crib
In this man’s world, so much for Women’s Lib
New York New York big city of dreams
But everything in New York ain’t always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
But I’m down by law, and I know my way around
Down in the Village, you might think I’m silly
But you can’t tell the women from the men sometimes
They’re sugar and spice and everything nice
But when you get ‘em home ain’t no telling what you find
Right next door is a little old man
I seen him eating dog food out of a can
He says, “I got to eat, when I can’t afford meat
I barely can stand, on my own two feet
I got a bad habit and I just can’t break it
Something’s on my mind and I just can’t shake it
I need some time, and I want some space
I gotta get away from the human race”
Too much, too many people, too much (aha-ha)
Too much, too many people, too much! Raaah!
Staring at a skyscraper reaching into heaven
When over in the ghetto I’m livin in hell
Just play ball or be an entertainer
’Cause niggaz like me can’t read too well
Nobody loves me, nobody cares
I dreamed about a life but I’m livin in a nightmare
Paranoid schizo, set back, snowbound
Bad news psycho, heart attack, breakdown!
Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh
Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh
Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh
Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, Huh, Hee, HUH!
If only I could sleep just ten more minutes
I might find the strength to make another day
If I didn’t have to get up and do my thing
I would probably sleep my whole life away
I messed up a nice dream, somethin’ bout ice cream
Whipped cream, fruits and a cherry on top
Now I gotta get up and face the world, huh
The pressure is on, It ain’t never gonna stop
I sho’ gotta learn to use my mind
I don’t wanna be kissing nobody’s behind
Just standin’ on line lookin’ like a jerk
Gotta get off my butt and do a full day’s work
I ran into a pothole, got into a car crash
Should’a been thinking and tried to fake whiplash
A crowd gathered round, they’re callin’ me fat
Who you lookin at with a face like that?
New York New York big city of dreams
Everything in New York ain’t always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
But I’m down by law and I know my way around
On 42nd Street, lookin for some action
Women standing on the corner selling satisfaction
One young punk just leaning on the fence
Tryin’ to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
Really is a prankster, tried to be a gangster
Real big wheel when a gun is in his hands
Just did a stick-up, just got picked up
One dead punk, killed by the man
New York New York big city of dreams
And everything in New York ain’t always what it seem
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
But I’m down by law and I know my way around
Too much, too many people, too much (haha ha ha)
Too much, too many people, too much! Huh!
A baby cries and a mother dies
And the tears fall from the doctor’s eyes
Because in this room, on this day
The Good Lord has giveth, and taketh away, huh!
The gift of life really means a lot
And in the ghetto your life is all you got
So you take to the streets, trying to exist
In the trash and slime of a world like this
What you watch on TV tells you what life is supposed to be
But when you look outside the only thing you see
Is the poverty stricken reality, Heh!
Abandoned places, angry faces
Much hate and hunger throughout the races
You say, “I’m grown and I’m on my own
So why don’t everybody just leave me alone!”
Now you stay at home, talking on the phone
Doin ninety miles an hour in the fifty mile zone
They never took the time to tell you ‘bout sex
So you had to learn about it in the discotheques
Nine months later, the baby is there
And the Nigga that did it said, “I don’t care!”
You don’t have enough money to help feed two
So you have to choose between the baby and you
The sky was crying, rain and hail
When you put your baby in the garbage pail
Then you kissed the kid and put down the lid
And you tried to forget what you just did, Huh!
The muffled screams of a dying baby
Was enough to drive the young mother crazy
So she ran in the rain trying to ease the pain
Huh huh, And she drove herself insane
New York New York big city of dreams
But everything in New York ain’t always what it seem
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
But I’m down by law and I know my way around
Too much, too many people, too much (haha ha ha)
Too much, too many people, too much! HUH!
New York New York big city of dreams
But everything in New York ain’t always what it seem
You might get fooled if you come from out of town
But I’m down by law and I know my way around
Too much, too many people, too much (haha ha ha)
Too much, too many people, too much
i dont get what the twitter had to do with him OD, any care to explain?
@ JF Kennedy
True that. Especially Vicodin.
R.I.P. smh this summer sucks man
R.I.P. Don’t Do Drugs Fellaz
R.I.P. sad he survived a plane crash, and passes by OD. prayers go out to his family and friends. Damn..
Life is precious, no matter how hard it gets.
r.i.p. and nelly is a dick, the rapper too.
nelly probably choked on one and is having a bad day! lol..
RIP..
i’ll never forget the year he did the VMA’s.
To DJ AM: HA HA YOUR DEAD!!! IT ONLY TOOK YOU A YEAR TO REALIZE IT.
gotta be honest…i kinda agree with Nelly. You’d think after he survived a plane crash the dude would see life in a different light…it’s a shame. Thanks for your contributions Mr. Goldstein, I’ll say a yahrzeit for you..but damn brotha…you’re nothing but a memory now…
dj AM REST IN PEACE from israel
100. R.I.P was looking forward to seeing him at lax this weekend too. damn
Rest In Peace. Great DJ bad luck
myspace.com/albanalpskonikci
Crazy Town was the shit with him behind the boards.
adam was a good dude. he was a recovering addict, and had been sober for some years now, so for the reports to say what they’ve been saying is a shock. it’s sad to see this happen. i used to watch him spin at least once a week. from hip hop to electro he had it all on lock. r.i.p. homie.
damn rip b, lifes a short thang anybody can go tomorrow, Just hope me and yall live till were old and do right
R.I.P. .. Damn this summer sucks.. Survived a plane crash, still died within a year.. Damn.. Looks like sum Final Destination shit
Noooooooooooo…. This is Devastating man..very sad R.I.P DJ-AM ima just bump that Fix your face mixtape in your memory
god dammit……
i just listen to his album with travis barker and now he’s gone…….
what a shitty thing to do here
RIP my man….you are in my heart always……
damn man.. this dude was kool.. RIP DJ AM…. RIP