ATLANTA (WANF/Grey Information) – Atlanta rapper Wealthy Homie Quan has died on the age of 34.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace advised Atlanta Information First they had been notified of the rapper’s loss of life by Grady Memorial Hospital on Thursday.
His loss of life was additionally confirmed by his former report label Younger Cash Leisure in a social media submit.
Dozens of rappers and followers reacted to the information on social media.
Dequantes Devontay Lamar, Wealthy Homie Quan’s actual title, was born in Atlanta on Oct. 4, 1989. He was scheduled to carry out at Atlanta’s State Farm Area on Sept. 19.
Starting his profession in 2011, Lamar first noticed mainstream success together with his 2013 single “Sort of Method,” which peaked at No. 50 50 on the Billboard Scorching 100. His 2015 single “Flex,” noticed additional success at No. 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 attempting to hyperlink the incident to an alleged prison gang led by Younger Thug, who’s now on trial in Atlanta on a number of prison and gang-related prices.
A number of weeks in the past, Kenneth Copeland, aka Lil’ Woody, admitted he and a good friend opened hearth into the barbershop.
When requested about his motive by Fulton County Deputy District Legal professional Symone Hilton, Copeland mentioned the taking pictures was “to ship a message” that “we ain’t those to play with.”
Copeland had been a cornerstone in prosecutors’ case towards 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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