Gone Too Soon: Musicians Who Died Young

In remembrance of Shawty Lo, a tribute to late legends.

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Crazy Sexy Cool - The rambunctious and vibrant Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was one-third of the infamous group TLC. She was a beautiful spirit with a style all her own. Her rapping style mixed with her signature look made her not only a trendsetter, but an icon. (Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Big Pun, 28 - Christopher Rios, better known as Big Pun, was a member of the Terror Squad with fellow Puerto Rican rapper Fat Joe.  Pun’s 1997 hit, “I'm Not a Player,” featuring Joe, paved the way for his platinum-selling debut, Capital Punishment, the following year. Then in 2000, after years of struggling with obesity, the swift-tongue twisting lyricist died from a heart attack. (Photo: John Ricard/Retna Ltd.)
UGK - Just ask all the UGK alumni how influential the Port Arthur pair is. Still, they didn't make our Most Influential list./content/dam/betcom/images/2011/05/Music-5.1-5.15/051111-music-freaky-tah.jpg

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Left Eye, 30 - A member of the girl super group TLC, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was an untamed spirit. She was the inspiration behind the safe sex paraphanalia worn by her crew in the early '90s, the designer of many of their stage costumes, choreographer and songwriter. She entered a rehab facility in 1994 due to alcohol abuse after she burned down the mansion of her former boyfriend, Atlanta Falcons Andre Rison. While in Honduras on a spiritual retreat in 2002, Left Eye was involved in a fatal car accident. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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