New Orleans DJ Black N Mild dies due to coronavirus

nme.com:

He tested positive for the virus earlier in the week Go DJ Black N Mild, a celebrated bounce DJ and New Orleans radio personality, has died due to the coronavirus.

The 44-year-old, whose real name was Oliver Stokes Jr., was one of two people to die from the coronavirus in Louisiana, according to Nola.com.

The DJ tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday (March 19) and died on the same day. Not to be mistaken for Adam “BlaqNmilD” Pigott, a producer from New Orleans who has worked with Drake on the singles ‘In My Feelings’ and ‘Nice For What’, Stokes is known for bringing bounce music to New Orleans and to have one of the earliest radio shows dedicated to the genre, Bounce 104.5.