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Longtime DJ ‘was more than a voice on the radio’
Los Angeles Times
|March 16, 2026
He worked closely with Eminem on the rapper's Shade 45 channel for years.
AN AUTHORITY ON HIP-HOP Most recently, the DJ was the host of his own show, “The Lord Sear Special,” on SiriusXM.
(NOAM GALAI Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Lord Sear, a DJ and hip-hop radio personality who toured with Eminem and worked on his Shade 45 channel, has died. He was 52.
His death was announced Wednesday on social media.
No cause of death was given.
"He was more than a voice on the radio - he was a force, a friend, and family to so many of us," read the tribute posted to Sear's Instagram page. "Lord Sear's legacy in hip hop runs deep. ... [He] helped shape the culture at every level."
This story is from the March 16, 2026 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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