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DJ Rashad, Rest in Peace

DJ Rashad @ Pitchfork Fest 2013 (more by Cory Dewald)
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After hours of rumors circulating on Twitter, the Chicago Tribune confirms what we didn’t want to hear…

Chicago footwork and juke pioneer, DJ Rashad Harden, 35, died Saturday afternoon, according to police.

Chicago police are conducting an investigation after a friend found Harden’s body in an apartment on the 2100 block of West 21st Street, said Hector Alfaro, a news affairs officer at the Chicago Police Department.

Detroit’s DJ Godfather initially tweeted the news. Godfather was scheduled to perform with DJ Rashad tonight.

Police said that Harden died of a suspected drug overdose. Narcotics and drug paraphernalia were allegedly found near his body, they said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:50 p.m. An autopsy is slated for Sunday, according to the office.

Rest in peace Rashad!

DJ Rashad was scheduled to play the Pitchfork Fest again in 2014. He was just in NYC for a show at Cameo after a trip to SXSW.