Overview
- His family announced his death on Sunday, January 4, in a communiqué posted via the official Ärsenik account on Instagram.
- Outlets report conflicting ages at the time of death, with some citing 52 and others 53.
- The family did not specify a cause of death, though some reports describe a long illness and earlier coverage noted a prior hospitalization for diabetes complications.
- With his brother Lino, he formed Ärsenik in the early 1990s, and their 1998 album Quelques gouttes suffisent—featuring Boxe avec les mots—earned double-gold certification.
- Tributes from peers poured in, including rapper Rohff’s message honoring him as “a great gentleman of rap,” and coverage recalled the duo’s role in the Secteur Ä collective and Calbo’s later works, including a 2022 solo album and a 2021 memoir.