Tributes have poured in for US rapper Wealthy Homie Quan, after his dying was confirmed by authorities on Thursday.
The artist, who was in his early 30s, handed away in Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County Medical Examiner stated.
The reason for his dying will not be recognized, with native medical authorities saying an post-mortem is scheduled for Friday.
Wealthy Homie Quan, whose authorized identify was Dequantes Devontay Lamar, was one among Atlanta’s finest recognized trendy rappers.
He turned an enormous identify within the rap scene within the mid 2010, discovering mainstream success with the 2013 hit Sort of Means, which he adopted up with the favored Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) in 2015.
He was nominated for a number of BET and BET Hip Hop Awards, reminiscent of finest new artist and the individuals’s champ award.
He additionally collaborated with a number of huge names within the business, together with 2 Chainz, Younger Thug, Gucci Mane and Trinidad James.
Born in October 1989, Wealthy Homie Quan was the oldest of three siblings, and was raised in a single-parent dwelling, based on Atlanta gig venue, Masquerade. He initially dreamt of changing into a baseball participant, however finally turned to music.
He spoke frankly about his adolescence in numerous interviews, and spent 15 months in jail in 2011 for his involvement in a sequence of burglaries.
As soon as out of jail, he threw himself into his music and went on to change into an enormous identify within the rap scene within the mid 2010s.
Since his dying was introduced, tributes have poured in for the artist from throughout the rap world.
Singer Jacquees was one of many first to pay his respects. “Relaxation in Peace my brother Wealthy Homie Quan”, he stated on X. “I really like you for Life,” he added, calling the rapper a “legend” in a subsequent publish.
2 Chainz posted a tribute on Instagram, saying: “Dam lil brother, we simply spoke about capturing a video, particular prayer for you and your loved ones, and pray for any and all people that’s coping with one thing my condolences bru”.
Rapper Quavo additionally posted on Instagram, writing above a picture of himself, Wealthy Homie Quan, and a number of other different artists: “Could God be with us, by no means noticed this being aside of our journey”.
Engineer Alex Tumay, who labored Wealthy Homie Quan through the years, stated the artist was “[o]ne of the nicest individuals I ever labored with and a real artist. Completely crushing information. RIP”.