{"id":3314,"date":"2017-05-10T16:43:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T23:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2017-05-10T16:43:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T23:43:47","slug":"big-black-rob-big-dead-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/big-black-rob-big-dead-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Black of &#8216;Rob &amp; Big&#8217; Dead at 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Christopher &#8216;Big Black&#8217; Boykin<\/strong>, one-half of <strong>Rob Dyrdek<\/strong>&#8216;s hit <strong>MTV<\/strong> show, <strong>&#8220;<strong>Rob &amp; Big<\/strong>&#8220;<\/strong>, has sadly passed away at the young age of 45. it is being reported that a heart attack was the cause of death. Rob&#8217;s best friend and bodyguard on their reality show which ran from 2006 to 2008, Chris and Rob&#8217;s relationship became strained while working together, though eventually patching things up. R.I.P. Big Black.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPJfM64ieXc&#038;app=desktop\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Big Black\u2019s Shocking Death: Stars React!\" title=\"Play video &quot;Big Black\u2019s Shocking Death: Stars React!&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPJfM64ieXc&#038;app=desktop<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPJfM64ieXc&#038;app=desktop\" title=\"Big Black\u2019s Shocking Death: Stars React!\">Big Black\u2019s Shocking Death: Stars React! 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