Music Stars We Lost to Overdoses

A$AP Yams, O.D.B., Michael Jackson, Whitney and others.

Missing You - A$AP Rocky paused to remember what's most important during a recent interview at SXSW. "I just lost my brother," he told MTV. "Yams is the only person that’s actually been through this s**t with me and knows how I feel.”A$AP Yam's shocking death in January was the result of a drug overdose, it was revealed this month. Unfortunately, we've lost too many due to bouts with drug addiction. Take a moment to reminisce.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVa)(Photos from left: John Ricard/BET/Getty Images for BET, Scott Gries/Getty Images, Nick Ut-Pool/Getty Images, Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

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Missing You - A$AP Rocky paused to remember what's most important during a recent interview at SXSW. "I just lost my brother," he told MTV. "Yams is the only person that’s actually been through this s**t with me and knows how I feel.”A$AP Yam's shocking death in January was the result of a drug overdose, it was revealed this month. Unfortunately, we've lost too many due to bouts with drug addiction. Take a moment to reminisce.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVa)(Photos from left: John Ricard/BET/Getty Images for BET, Scott Gries/Getty Images, Nick Ut-Pool/Getty Images, Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

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A$AP Yams - A$AP Yams's death on Jan. 18 was the result of an accidental overdose. Yams, co-founder of the A$AP movement and Rocky’s business partner, was only 26.(Photo: John Ricard/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Mac Daddy - Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly shot to stardom in the '90s as half of the dynamic duo Kriss Kross. He and his partner Chis “Daddy Mac” Smith were on a comeback mission alongside longtime producer Jermaine Dupri when he was found unresponsive in his Atlanta home. Kelly died at the age of 34 on May 1, 2013.(Photo: Prince Williams/Getty Images)

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Mac Daddy - Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly shot to stardom in the '90s as half of the dynamic duo Kriss Kross. He and his partner Chis “Daddy Mac” Smith were on a comeback mission alongside longtime producer Jermaine Dupri when he was found unresponsive in his Atlanta home. Kelly died at the age of 34 on May 1, 2013.(Photo: Prince Williams/Getty Images)

DJ Screw - Houston Chopped and Screwed pioneer DJ Screw died Nov. 16, 2000, at 29 inside his Texas recording studio. Toxicology reports confirmed that syrup played a role in Screw’s not waking up.(Photo: Ben DeSoto/ScrewedUp Records)

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DJ Screw - Houston Chopped and Screwed pioneer DJ Screw died Nov. 16, 2000, at 29 inside his Texas recording studio. Toxicology reports confirmed that syrup played a role in Screw’s not waking up.(Photo: Ben DeSoto/ScrewedUp Records)

Pimp C - Pimp C, one-half of the pioneering UGK, passed away in a Los Angeles hotel Dec. 4, 2007. The L.A. County coroner’s office ruled that the 33-year-old’s death was caused by an accidental overdose triggered by a large consumption of codeine combined with a pre-existing sleep apnea.(Photo: Bill Olive/Getty Images)

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Pimp C - Pimp C, one-half of the pioneering UGK, passed away in a Los Angeles hotel Dec. 4, 2007. The L.A. County coroner’s office ruled that the 33-year-old’s death was caused by an accidental overdose triggered by a large consumption of codeine combined with a pre-existing sleep apnea.(Photo: Bill Olive/Getty Images)

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Ol' Dirty Bastard - Ol’ Dirty Bastard was rushed to the hospital Nov. 13, 2004, and later died that day after complaining of chest pains and collapsing inside Wu-Tang Studios in New York. The medical examiner’s office determined that he died from a mixture of cocaine and Tramadol, a synthetic opiate usually prescribed to treat severe pain.(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Ol' Dirty Bastard - Ol’ Dirty Bastard was rushed to the hospital Nov. 13, 2004, and later died that day after complaining of chest pains and collapsing inside Wu-Tang Studios in New York. The medical examiner’s office determined that he died from a mixture of cocaine and Tramadol, a synthetic opiate usually prescribed to treat severe pain.(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

DJ AM - DJ AM couldn’t fight his addiction and lost his battle Aug. 28, 2009, at 36. Medical examiners ruled that he died of an accidental overdose after he took a lethal cocktail of eight different drugs.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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DJ AM - DJ AM couldn’t fight his addiction and lost his battle Aug. 28, 2009, at 36. Medical examiners ruled that he died of an accidental overdose after he took a lethal cocktail of eight different drugs.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Eyedea - Freestyle battle champion Eyedea was only 28 when he died Oct. 16, 2010. While his toxicology report was never released in full, it stated that he died of accidental "opiate toxicity."(Photo: CYRUS MCCRIMMON/DENVER POST via Getty Images)

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Eyedea - Freestyle battle champion Eyedea was only 28 when he died Oct. 16, 2010. While his toxicology report was never released in full, it stated that he died of accidental "opiate toxicity."(Photo: CYRUS MCCRIMMON/DENVER POST via Getty Images)

Michael Jackson - June 25, 2009, will always be one of the saddest days in history, the day we lost Michael Jackson to a cocktail of anti-depressants and mood drugs. The 50-year-old King of Pop also had the anesthetic propofol, typical of a patient undergoing major surgery, in his system, a major point of contention for his mom, Katherine Jackson.(Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

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Michael Jackson - June 25, 2009, will always be one of the saddest days in history, the day we lost Michael Jackson to a cocktail of anti-depressants and mood drugs. The 50-year-old King of Pop also had the anesthetic propofol, typical of a patient undergoing major surgery, in his system, a major point of contention for his mom, Katherine Jackson.(Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Rick James - Funk legend Rick James died from pulmonary failure and cardiac failure Aug. 6, 2004. The autopsy also revealed that alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine and cocaine were found in his blood, although the coroner added that "none of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Rick James - Funk legend Rick James died from pulmonary failure and cardiac failure Aug. 6, 2004. The autopsy also revealed that alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine and cocaine were found in his blood, although the coroner added that "none of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves."(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston’s Feb. 11, 2012, accidental drowning was attributed to her drug addiction. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office stated the final cause of death was "due to atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use."(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston’s Feb. 11, 2012, accidental drowning was attributed to her drug addiction. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office stated the final cause of death was "due to atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use."(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Frankie Lymon - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers had girls swooning over them in the '60s with hits like "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and "Goody Goody." Lymon, however, couldn't shake the monkey on his back and died from a heroin overdose in 1968 at the age of 25. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Frankie Lymon - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers had girls swooning over them in the '60s with hits like "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and "Goody Goody." Lymon, however, couldn't shake the monkey on his back and died from a heroin overdose in 1968 at the age of 25. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Ike Turner - Some habits are hard to kick and you can go through a lifetime battling your demons. Legendary rock guitarist Ike Turner was 76 when he died of a cocaine overdose in December 2007. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)

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Ike Turner - Some habits are hard to kick and you can go through a lifetime battling your demons. Legendary rock guitarist Ike Turner was 76 when he died of a cocaine overdose in December 2007. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)

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Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse battled with drug and alcohol addiction heavily during her short life and her death in 2011 at age 27 was attributed to accidental alcohol poisoning. Autopsy reports revealed that Winehouse's blood alcohol content was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit at the time of her death.(Photo: Getty Images/Getty Images for MTV)

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Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse battled with drug and alcohol addiction heavily during her short life and her death in 2011 at age 27 was attributed to accidental alcohol poisoning. Autopsy reports revealed that Winehouse's blood alcohol content was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit at the time of her death.(Photo: Getty Images/Getty Images for MTV)

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David Ruffin - David Ruffin, the former lead singer of The Temptations, passed on June 1, 1991, of "an adverse reaction to drugs" and cocaine was found in his system. He was 50 years old. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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David Ruffin - David Ruffin, the former lead singer of The Temptations, passed on June 1, 1991, of "an adverse reaction to drugs" and cocaine was found in his system. He was 50 years old. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)