Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan dies at 33

Atlanta rapper Wealthy Homie Quan, who burst onto the hip-hop scene in 2013, died in Georgia, authorities mentioned.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner mentioned in a press release that Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital notified its personnel Thursday of the rapper’s demise.

He was 33, the workplace mentioned.

A trigger and method of demise was not launched. An post-mortem has been scheduled for Friday, the medical expert mentioned.

The artist, whose given title is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, scored a giant hit greater than a decade in the past with the music “Sort of Method.” He adopted it up in 2015 with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).”

Rapper Boosie Badazz posted about his good friend’s demise on social media.

He mentioned the 2 had “GOOD ASS MEMORIES TOGETHER N THAT GO ALWAYS BRING A SMILE TO MY FACE. #restupquan.”

Boosie Badazz mentioned the 2 artists have been collaborating collectively earlier than Wealthy Homie Quan’s demise.

Wealthy Homie Quan’s household and his administration representatives couldn’t be reached for remark Thursday afternoon.

Mark Dantonio, the previous head soccer coach at Michigan State College, posted an image on X of him and Wealthy Homie Quan embracing after Dantonio’s workforce gained the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2014.

“Sort of method” turned the squad’s celebratory anthem for the season. Gamers and coaches danced to the smash hit within the locker room following their 24-20 win over Stanford College.

“RIP ⁦@RichHomieQuan Particular Time, Particular Place with Particular Folks,” Dantonio wrote, ending the put up with an emoji of praying fingers.

That very same yr, Wealthy Homie Quan was named to rap publication XXL’s coveted inaugural Freshman Class, Selection reported. Others named by the journal embody Likelihood the Rapper, Ty Dolla $ign and Kevin Gates.

Throughout his profession, he was nominated for a number of BET and BET Hip Hop Awards together with finest new artist and other people’s champ award, Selection reported.

Wealthy Homie Quan additionally collaborated with different notable names within the trade reminiscent of 2 Chainz, Younger Thug, Gucci Mane and Trinidad James.

CORRECTION (Sept. 5, 2024, 6:12 p.m. ET): A earlier model of this text misstated Wealthy Homie Quan’s age. He was 33, not 34.