‘Get your affairs in order’ - Trippple X says Arif Cooper’s death is a ‘wake-up call’ to entertainers

MC, host and selector, Darrielle 'TripppleX' Cummings, says he hopes members of the entertainment community will use the passing of Arif Cooper as a warning light to get their affairs in order.

"I just hope this is like a wake-up call to people out there. This is something that this very shocking to a lot of persons. This should be a wake-up call to all persons in the entertainment fraternity to know that when you working a regular 9-5, you get your regular physicals and dem something deh. But entertainers can use this as a wake-up call to take care of ourselves. I cannot say exactly what it is that caused his demise, but I mean the most valuable thing we have is our lives and to know it can be gone in the blink of an eye," Cummings shared.

Cooper's death came as a shock as news surfaced early Sunday morning that the popular disc jock collapsed during his set at an event in St Andrew and subsequently died. For Cummings, the situation has made him extremely reflective.

"You can't take it for granted and you have to live today like every moment is your last. There is no reason for any animosity and any strife that is going to tear down your life source. Just positive energy we putting out there right now and I hope everybody can see this and say life is not guaranteed to everybody, so any animosity you have with anybody you can squash it," he said.

"We affi ensure we get all our affairs in order. Mi start look into myself and say 'bredda, yuh ready fi dead yet?' I have to think 'bout how my family a guh cope, are my affairs in order? Mi have money wah mi put aside and a save but does my family have access to it? These things mek me feel like I have to go talk to a lawyer to get my affairs in order. Not that I am preparing to die, but at the end of the day, I don't want to die and it be a burden to my family. So we have to start looking into even dem things here," he continued.

Cummings said the beloved Cooper will be dearly missed by several of his colleagues, family members and friends, many of whom have expressed their sadness at his passing. According to Cummings, Cooper was a quiet storm.

"He was always somebody who was more reserved and observant and he allowed people to be themselves, and he would just give you his word of encouragement. You know some people who just give you feedback because dem want people see seh dem can talk or give you positive feedback because they want to be able to say they did something? He was not performative at all. He was a great brother," he said.