Iz the Wiz...graffiti legend...ALL TIME KING...REST IN PEACErnrnFrom years of using toxic aerosol products without any type of protective mask, Iz was diagnosed with kidney failure in 1996. In early 2000, in an interview for Style Wars revisited, he commented that he would give up all his past fame for full health....rnrnAfter struggling with kidney failure for many years, Iz The Wiz passed away on the 18th of June, 2009.