Producer and songwriter Skills On The Beat passed away early Wednesday morning after a long battle with drug addiction.

The producer died at Kirudu Hospital in Kampala. According to fellow musician Mudra, his death was also related to a blood clot in his lungs.

Following a vigil held in Makindye, Kizungu in Kampala, the producer will be laid to rest today at his ancestral home in Buwenge, Jinja City.

According to the Producers Association of Uganda, Skills On The Beat will be buried at 4:00 p.m.