Overview

• Robbie Pardlo died on July 17 in Willingboro, New Jersey, at the age of 46, his family confirmed.
• No cause of death has been determined, and his family plans to hold memorial services and public tributes in the coming days.
• Pardlo gained fame as the lead vocalist of City High, whose Wyclef Jean–produced single “What Would You Do?” reached the Billboard Top Ten and earned a Grammy nomination.
• After City High disbanded in 2003, he performed with the R&B quartet First Take and collaborated with Whitney Houston and Lil Kim.
• He is survived by his wife Anika, their daughters Lyric and Chord-Andrew, his mother Marion, his brother Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gregory Pardlo, his aunt Cynthia Boyer and his German Shepherd Lieutenant Commander Geordi LA Forge.