Niko McKnight, Estranged Son Of Singer Brian…
Niko McKnight a singer, guitarist, and the estranged son of R&B singer Brian McKnight, has reportedly died following a battle with cancer.
Source: Tibrina Hobson
The unlucky information was confirmed by Brian’s brother, Claude McKnight, in a video posted to TikTok on Thursday, May 29. The date Niko handed away nor his age at the time of his passing have been confirmed.
“This morning I came upon that my nephew, Niko McKnight, handed away,” Claude started in the video. “He’d been bravely battling cancer for the past two years or so.”
He continued, “Niko was one of those wonderful children quirky, and curious and ridiculously proficient. Amazing singer, wonderful guitar participant. Had a great eye as a photographer. And one of those children, at least in my estimation, that you all the time needed to be around.”
Niko, his siblings, and their mom made headlines years in the past when it was revealed that Brian had an estranged relationship with a number of of his kids. The R&B star has referred to his 4 oldest kids—Brian Jr., Niko, Brianna and Clyde—as “products of sin,” as just lately as 2024, saying that “In order to live a life that you love, you have to get rid of the evil and the negativity — even if that evil and negativity is related [to you],” according to Page Six.
While Claude didn’t straight tackle the household drama, he did allude to the subject.
“I wanted to post this about Niko, about his legacy, about how amazing he is, not about what some of you may have heard about family drama that has existed for quite some time, in our family,” he mentioned in his TikTok video. “I don’t know exactly what was going on there, I know what I’ve seen. I know what I’ve heard from all parties involved…a lot of things didn’t get resolved.”
Claude McKnight concluded his video by saying, “I know that kid had a lot inside, a lot eating at him for a long, long time. I may have contributed to what happened with him, what I do know is he’s out of pain now. I just want to uplift that young man.”
I’m devastated at my nephews passing. If you remark please do do in love, and NOT at what you will have heard about the connection my brother had/has with his children. Thank you 🙏🏾 #nephew #cancersucks #rip #love #household
♬ unique sound – Claude Mcknight
Back in April, Niko spoke overtly about his poor relationship with his father in a sequence of tweets, as captured by Golden Era Stories. Just a month before information of his passing, he wrote, “Sometimes, I wonder if my dad’s karma is my close proximity to death. Like maybe if I end up dying, it’ll release him from the grip of evil.”
He continued in one other, now-deleted tweet, “When I was about to die in the hospital from complications from my cancer, I just wanted to bury the hatched and hear him say he loves me and told me he couldn’t arbitrarily tell me he loves me. Still cuts so deep.”
That was far from the first time Niko voiced his discontent with the scenario, tweeting in September of 2024: “If I could just one more group hug between me, my brother, my mom, and my dad–I’d truly be ready.”
R.I.P. Niko McKnight.
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