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Sad information at the moment out of the music world:
Rich Homie Quan, the platinum-selling rapper whose actual identify was Dequantes Devontay Lamar, handed away on September 5 in his Atlanta residence.
He as 34 years previous.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner mentioned in a press release that Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital notified its personnel Thursday of the rapper’s loss of life.
No reason behind loss of life has been introduced presently, though an post-mortem has been scheduled for Friday.
TMZ, nevertheless, obtained the recording of a 911 name positioned by the star’s girlfriend on Thursday afternoon… by which she says the artist shouldn’t be respiratory and doesn’t have a heartbeat.
She additionally mentioned Rich Homie Quan was unresponsive on a sofa of their dwelling — and that he started foaming on the mouth when she tried to maneuver him.
Especially well-known and beloved in his native metropolis of Atlanta, the musician burst onto the scene in 2013 with the monitor “Type of Way.”
He adopted it up with fan favorites resembling “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” and “Ride Out,” “Lifestyles” and “Save Dat Money.”
His debut album, “Rich as in Spirit,” was launched in March 2018 and peaked at number-32 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The rapper at one joined Young Thug on the Cash Money Records undertaking, “Rich Gang” and was was a frequent collaborator with fellow Atanta residents 2 Chainz and Jacquees.
“Dam lil brother, we simply spoke about taking pictures a video,” 2 Chainz wrote at the moment on Instagram after studying of this tragedy. “Special prayer for you and your loved ones, and pray for any and all people that’s coping with one thing. My condolences bru.”
Another rapper, Boosie, additionally acknowledged studies of an overdose inflicting Lamar’s loss of life in a collection of message posted on Twitter.
“JUST TALKED TO YOU BRA,” he mentioned on this platform. “#tipQUAN Never go overlook yo smile n the way in which talked n after all yo music.”
In a follow-up publish, Boosie added:
“WE GOT SOME GOOD ASS MEMORIES TOGETHER N THAT GO ALWAYS BRING A SMILE TO MY FACE #restupquan WE WAS COOKING UP SOME S— TOO.”
Lamar was father to 4 sons — two shared with Amber “Rella” Williams, plus two from a earlier relationship. May he relaxation in peace.
