Nah he actually wasn't in the public eye since Pump It Up. Outside of his loyal fans and hip hop forums nobody cared about this guy. Maybe I'll give you Love and Hip Hop, I remember hearing about Consequence snuffing him but that was like 2 years ago. Big gap between the time of Pump It Up until now. I keep my ear to the streets. He wasn't relevant for a long time until last year.
And let's not act like Star is some nobody. He was on the most popular morning show in the tri-state area (20 million person metro) in a time when radio mattered. I used to listen to him every day on the way to school.