South Korean rapper Iron was found dead in the street outside his apartment building in Seoul. The cause of death is being investigated. Photo: Blockberry Creative South Korean rapper Iron was found dead in the street outside his apartment building in Seoul. The cause of death is being investigated. Photo: Blockberry Creative
South Korean rapper Iron was found dead in the street outside his apartment building in Seoul. The cause of death is being investigated. Photo: Blockberry Creative
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Troubled South Korean rapper Iron found dead outside an apartment block in Seoul

  • The 28-year-old, who owed his fame to a TV hip-hop talent contest, released one album, Rock Bottom, that controversially included a track about a rape fantasy
  • He was given suspended prison sentences for drug use and assaulting a girlfriend, and last month was reported to have attacked a minor with a baseball bat

Topic |   K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop
Tamar Herman
Tamar Herman

Updated: 5:34pm, 26 Jan, 2021

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South Korean rapper Iron was found dead in the street outside his apartment building in Seoul. The cause of death is being investigated. Photo: Blockberry Creative South Korean rapper Iron was found dead in the street outside his apartment building in Seoul. The cause of death is being investigated. Photo: Blockberry Creative
South Korean rapper Iron was found dead in the street outside his apartment building in Seoul. The cause of death is being investigated. Photo: Blockberry Creative
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