Popular rapper Saint Dog, whose real name was Steven Thronson, passed away at the age of 44 after he was found struggling to breathe at a friend's house in Victorville, California. The late rapper breathed his last in the early hours of Wednesday. The rapper, a founding member of the hip-hop band Kottonmouth Kings, was pronounced dead at 12:10 am, after suffering breathing problem, leading his friend to contact 911.