Black, white or other. Of course there are a fair number of women that have passed away too soon as well.

Males are largely disposable in our society (see: wars throughout history for proof). For many of us, we can never be great unless we take great risks. Sometimes those risks (like drugs and violence) are bad decisions with terrible consequences.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pop_musicians_who_died_of_drug_overdose