Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur talks to Sway, Adisa Banjoko and Davey D about the rough-and-tumble life and times of legendary rapper Saafir. Saafir, born Reggie Gibson on August 23, 1970, in Oakland, ...

Saafir, the raspy-voiced Oakland rapper who infused the rhythms of avant-garde jazz into his rhymes, died on Tuesday morning, according to family. He was 54. A joint Instagram post by the rapper ...

If there are few second acts in life in general, there are even fewer in the world of hip-hop, where successful comebacks by once-great MCs can be counted on one hand. Yet for Oakland rapper Saafir, ...

An interview with Saafir showed up on my Instagram feed last November. Jason Moran posted it with the caption: ‘There have been many MCs that I’ve felt artistic symmetry with, but maybe none as ...

Oakland star Saafir has died at 54. The veteran West Coast rapper — real name Reggie Gibson — passed away at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to his former Golden State Project groupmate ...

According to one of Saafir’s close allies in music, the “Light Sleeper” rapper died on Tuesday morning after reports of him battling health issues surfaced years ago. On Tuesday (November 19), Xzibit ...

West Coast rapper Saafir has died at the age of 54. Saafir, real name Reggie Gibson, died on Tuesday (November 19) morning, according to his former Golden State Project groupmate Xzibit. “I can’t ...

Saafir, the celebrated Oakland rapper who became a stalwart figure in the world of early Nineties West Coast hip-hop, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He was 54. Saafir’s ...