Jamal Edwards

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Jamal Edwards died of heart attack after using cocaine, coroner finds (The Guardian)

YouTube star who helped launch careers of Ed Sheeran, Dave and Skepta died in February aged 31.

“These types of substances are extremely unpredictable, and we can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future,” she said. He only used it to illuminate others and never asked for anything in return. “I have sadly learned that the cause of Jamal’s devastating passing was due to cardiac arrhythmia,” she said.

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Jamal Edwards: Entrepreneur died of cardiac arrest after taking ... (Evening Standard)

The DJ, who found fame after setting up the music platform SBTV in 2006, died on February 20 at the age of 31. His behaviour became "erratic" and he ...

"A stars light shines for millions of years after they go, and his will continue to light up every dark moment, we are all witnessing his power. He was also an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, a charity headed by the Prince of Wales, and in 2014 was awarded an MBE for his services to music. The record of inquest said: "After drinking some alcohol with a friend, his behaviour changed and became erratic and he appeared paranoid, before he collapsed and became unconscious.

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Jamal Edwards died of cardiac arrest after using cocaine, coroner ... (NME.com)

Jamal Edwards, The DJ and founder of SBTV, passed away on in Acton, west London on February 20. He was 31 years old.

“Jamal is proof that this can happen to anyone. He founded the platform as a teenager to share clips that he’d recorded of his friends performing on the estate where he lived in Acton. In the statement she shared earlier this summer, Brenda Edwards warned that “these types of substances are unpredictable”, and said it takes just “one bad reaction to destroy lives”.

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Jamal Edwards died from heart attack after cocaine and booze ... (Mirror.co.uk)

An inquest into the death of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards' son Jamal Edwards has found the music mogul passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.

“They had some drinks and had arranged to smoke cannabis. And most importantly, to just make people happy.” “He was grabbing things, throwing them around the room. This then caused cardiac arrhythmia which resulted in his death.” I told him to calm down, but he became increasingly irate. He told me he was under a lot of pressure.

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Jamal Edwards cause of death: Mogul died after cocaine and ... (Daily Mail)

Music mogul Jamal Edwards, 31, the son of Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards, died from a cardiac arrest after 4am cocaine and drinking session with a friend, ...

'They had some drinks and had arranged to smoke cannabis. And most importantly, to just make people happy.' He told me he was under a lot of pressure. He took his own rap moniker 'Smokey Barz' to coin his brand name and SBTV was born. This then caused cardiac arrhythmia which resulted in his death.' His heartbroken mother, Brenda, described him as 'a beautiful and selfless person' in a statement read to the inquest. 'He was grabbing things, throwing them around the room. I told him to calm down, but he became increasingly irate. We miss him so much.' 'I thought I was Steve Irwin,' he said in an interview with MailOnline. His big break came three years later when he secured his first non-grime interview with Kelly Rowland. The last photo of Jamal, DJ'ing days before he died at home.

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Jamal Edwards: Cause of death was cardiac arrest after cocaine ... (The Independent)

Edwards' friend Nick Hopper told the inquest that the entrepreneur was 'panicking and sweating' and acting 'paranoid' before he died.

“He was grabbing things, throwing them around the room. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I told him to calm down, but he became increasingly irate. He told me he was under a lot of pressure. There were periods of talking followed by silences. An inquest has since been held in London into Edwards’s death.

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Jamal Edwards cause of death ruled to be cardiac arrest after ... (Metro)

Jamal Edwards had taken cocaine and consumed alcohol before his death, leading to a cardiac arrest at the age of 31 in February.

Although he appeared normal at first his behaviour changed and he exhibited signs of anxiety, paranoia and irritation. And most importantly, to just make people happy.’ ‘At around 4.30am he arrived at home and joined his close friend. I told him to calm down, but he became increasingly irate. He told me he was under a lot of pressure. ‘He was grabbing things, throwing them around the room.

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Jamal Edwards: Cocaine and booze likely to have caused death of ... (MyLondon)

The late music entrepreneur, Jamal Edwards, died after taking cocaine and drinking alcohol, a coroner has concluded. The 31-year-old's death shocked and ...

Ed wrote at the bottom of his tribute to Jamal: "My brother, come on." Jamal was awarded an MBE at the age of 24 for his contributions to music. A star's light shines for millions of years after they go, and his will continue to light up every dark moment, we are all witnessing his power. She described her son as having had the "world at his fingertips – a zest for life and he was unwittingly taken away far too soon". She added: "Yet we have to come to terms with what has happened, and Jamal is proof that this can happen to anyone." Jamal's mother, musician and Loose Women presenter Brenda Edwards, said she was in a "state of shock" after hearing her son had taken recreational drugs. Assistant coroner Ivor Collett added his cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia after he consumed cocaine, the BBC reports.

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Jamal Edwards collapsed after taking cocaine and drinking booze ... (Manchester Evening News)

The entrepreneur, and son of ITV Loose Women star Brenda, died aged 31, in February.

In Jamal's own words: 'The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will'. My beautiful son, you did that and then some." "Jamal and I had one of the strongest mother/son relationships that you could imagine. "These types of substances are extremely unpredictable, and we can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future. Brenda continued: "It's so important that we help drive more conversation about the unpredictability of recreational drugs and the impact they can have. To help people through life, to love and to laugh. "Despite his friend’s efforts to calm him down he began throwing things around the room before collapsing on the floor.

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