Family, loved ones say goodbye to Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan during funeral

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta Information First) – The funeral for Atlanta rapper Wealthy Homie Quan was held Tuesday, with organizers anticipating so giant a turnout that tickets have been wanted for viewing instances.

Public viewings had been ticketed for 7-8 a.m., 8-9 a.m., and 9-10 a.m., and doorways to the World Changers Church Worldwide in Faculty Park closed at 10 a.m.

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On Sept. 5, Atlanta police stated they assisted in response to a medical name round 11:22 a.m. to a Hampton Forest Drive residence the place they discovered Quan — actual title Dequantes Devontay Lamar — unresponsive. He was taken by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.

An official explanation for dying has not been decided; the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace is main the investigation. The incident report states the responding officer didn’t see any indicators of foul play.

Wealthy Homie Quan was born in Atlanta on Oct. 4, 1989. He was scheduled to carry out at Atlanta’s State Farm Area on Sept. 19, 2024.

Starting his profession in 2011, Lamar first noticed mainstream success along with his 2013 single “Sort of Means,” which peaked at quantity 50 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. His 2015 single “Flex” noticed additional success at quantity 26 on the chart.

In September 2014, Quan’s father, Corey Lamar, was injured when his barbershop was focused in a taking pictures. Fulton County prosecutors have been making an attempt to hyperlink the incident to an alleged felony gang led by Younger Thug, who’s now on trial in Atlanta on a number of felony and gang-related expenses.

A number of weeks in the past, Kenneth Copeland (aka Lil’ Woody) admitted he and a pal opened fireplace into the barbershop.

When requested about his motive by Fulton County Deputy District Lawyer Symone Hilton, Copeland stated the taking pictures was “to ship a message” that “we ain’t those to play with.”

Copeland had been a cornerstone in prosecutors’ case in opposition to Jeffery Williams, Younger Thug’s actual title. Nonetheless, Copeland has repeatedly testified he lied to police in 2015 as they constructed their case across the alleged Younger Slime Life or Younger Stoner Life gang.

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