Chicago DJ and radio personality Timothy "Timbuck2" Jones died on Saturday, Dec. 19 at the age of 34. The beloved DJ, who toured with the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West and Common, died after a battle with cancer.
Timbuck2 used his time on WGCI as a platform to help foster local talent in the city such as Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa. He hosted his Go iLL Radio program, which was beloved by listeners and other members of the industry.
After the news broke on Saturday acording to ABC, DJ Timbuck2 was remembered over the weekend by some his peers from Chicago and all across the country on social media.
R.I.P. DJ TIMBUCK2. He was an amazing person and talent. My prayers go out to his family.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 20, 2015
RIP DJ Timbuktu. May Allah accept your good deeds. #Chicago pic.twitter.com/TKWmsEgdBP — Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 19, 2015
A photo posted by Common (@common) on Dec 19, 2015 at 6:21pm PST
Rip to my homie #djtimbuck2...Chitown! — Raekwon The Chef (@Raekwon) December 20, 2015
In Chicago and was tryina reach @DJTIMBUCK2 as I see this news. My god. Awesome DJ. Even better human being. RIP brother.
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) December 19, 2015
Our hearts are very heavy today... RIP to our brother @DJTIMBUCK2 — WGCI (@WGCI) December 19, 2015
damn, rip DJ Timbuck2. crazy.
— omen (@omen) December 19, 2015
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