Ka, a Brooklyn Rapper, Fire Department Captain, and 9/11 First Responder, Dies at 52

From 2008 to this year, the hip-hop producer released 11 solo albums.

The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline at sunset on Dec. 18, 2011. Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times

Kaseem Ryan, a rapper from Brooklyn who performed under the stage name Ka and also worked as a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, has died at age 52.

The music producer—who served as a first responder during the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks—died unexpectedly in New York City on Oct. 12, according to a statement posted to his Instagram account on Monday.