He joined with friends 20 years ago to start the hip-hop group My Brother’s Keeper or MBK. Last year he was part of the team that opened Brewers Waffles in South Richmond. Mr. Reed, 37, who promoted Black entrepreneurship and social justice in his music and his life, died Sunday, July 5, 2020. "In high school, Reed and his friends started the hip hop group My Brother’s Keeper (MBK). His cause of death was not made public.Reed, also known as Freeze, launched his music career in his room with his own equipment. "His food staples are all over the city from top restaurants to the beloved food at Brewers Waffles, where we spent time crafting the menu and talking about life," friend and Brewers Waffles co-owner James Harris said. After graduating from high school, the group became serious about producing music. Joshua Lawrence “Freeze” Reed, a talented chef and well-known Richmond hip-hop artist and music producer, has died.Mr. The obituary was featured in … Part of the legacy, according to friends, was Reed's voice for change when given the opportunity. Reed also was regarded as a staple of Richmond’s hip-hop community. His cause of death was not made public. Freeze would commit crimes to get money to fund his research to unfreeze his wife, whom he froze to halt a disease from spreading in her body," Richmond rapper Noah Oddo said. View the profiles of people named Josh Reed. His cause of death has not been made public.A memorial service will be held in August, his family said.A restaurant kitchen veteran, Mr. Reed became a key ingredient when he, coffee shop owner A.J. (Stone) Reid on March 27, 1983 at the Kuwae Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. He often posted and confronted topics such as police brutality, economic freedom, racism, homophobia, misogyny, transgender, and women's rights in his music, on social media, and at events. He didn't just show up for attention; he was out there because Josh fully believed in what he was doing and has always been a constant voice of the people," Anthony Gillison, producer and Just Plain Sound owner, said. "That entrepreneurship spirit led Reed to the kitchen. You may also light a candle in honor of Joshua Reed or send a beautiful flower arrangementto the funeral service. Funeral Home Services for Joshua are being provided by Porter Funeral Home. Around 2012, Reed stopped performing and transitioned into music production. He continued to perform with the group until 2012, when he began focusing more on the business of music production.Those who knew him likened Mr. Reed to the Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle for his outspoken advocacy for black economic empowerment and self-reliance to help build up the community.Outside work, Mr. Reed used social media posts as well as rap pieces to address such topics as police brutality, racism, homophobia, women’s rights and economic empowerment.“He was always writing and talking about everything that is going on,” said Anthony Gillison, owner of Just Plain Sound.Survivors include his wife, singer Samantha Reed; two stepsons, Jonah Miles and Kenyon Miller Jr.; parents, Regina Reed and Lawrence Reed Jr.; sister, Jessica Reed; and brother, Jonathan Reed. Freeze from Batman because Mr. We are sad to announce that on February 12, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Joshua Reed (Williamsburg, Virginia). "He was a staple in Richmond's hip hop community," friend Marc Cheatham, Founder of the Cheats Movement said. "His activism was not a conditional thing; he was always talking about everything that's going on right now. “The city lost a true Black superhero.”Mr. Reed, 37, died unexpectedly on July 5. He was a social activist, a chef, a hip hop artist, an entrepreneur, a father, and a husband. The city lost a true black superhero. He was welcomed into this world by his parents, Bryan J. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joshua Reed Storey (Orange, Texas), born in Beaumont, Texas, who passed away at the age of 22, on January 13, 2020. RICHMOND, Va. -- In life, Josh Reed wore many hats. Reed, 37, who promoted Black entrepreneurship and social justice in his music and his life, died Sunday, July 5, 2020. Obituary. Join Facebook to connect with Josh Reed and others you may know. Mr. Reed Joshua Lawrence “Freeze” Reed, a talented chef and well-known Richmond hip-hop artist and music producer, has died. There is no waffle shop without Josh. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. To talk about him in just music would be putting him in a box, he was also an entrepreneur. His cause of death has not been made public.
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