Hip-Hop Sends Condolences To The Passing of Tom Petty

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Legendary rocker Tom Petty who is best known as the lead of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, died on Monday at the age of 66 following a cardiac arrest episode.

Petty was in his home at the time of the cardiac arrest which occurred in the wee hours of the morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center where he was held on life support until he died serenely at 8:40pm.

Petty is exalted in the Rock & Roll world for array of hits which include “American Girl,” “Free Fallin’,” and “I Won’t Back Down.”

With Hip-Hop currently being dominant in the music world, it was only right for the veterans of the culture to express their condolences to the now fallen rockstar legend. Chuck D, DJ Premier, Pete Rock Talib Kweli and many more took to social media to pay their respects.

UPDATE – seems TMZ jumped the gun. But to continue…. I didn't grow up with Tom Petty being played in my house. But as one of the classic rockers who embraced the MTV generation, Tom Petty became hugely influential to me and, along with the Heartbreakers, kept me connecting with rock n roll as I was becoming a musician in my salad days. Im still running down those dreams.

A post shared by Talib Kweli (@talibkweli) on Oct 2, 2017 at 1:45pm PDT

Name dropping Mr Tom Petty in this @PublicEnemyFTP 2007 song and video a Long And Whining Road .. pic.twitter.com/OnQGn3trDc

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) October 2, 2017

Wow just landed to this news!!! Another Legendary Icon Of My Era Of Dope Rock 'N Roll Has Died… R.I.P. TOM PETTY… My High School Memories and Concerts! GREATNESS! SALUTE!

A post shared by @djpremier on Oct 2, 2017 at 3:38pm PDT

Damn ? R.I.P. Tom Petty

A post shared by Pete Rock (@realpeterock) on Oct 3, 2017 at 1:52am PDT

Tom Petty was a huge influence when it came to me and my guitar… THAT ONE HURT!! RIP

A post shared by brothermob (@brothermob) on Oct 3, 2017 at 3:03am PDT