RANGER Rich Homie Quan died Thursday at his home in Atlanta.
He was 34 years old.
You may know this hip-hop artist as Dequantes Devontay Lamar. He had hit songs like âType of Wayâ and âLiving a Life.â
Rich Homie Quanâs family and a local morgue both told TMZ on Thursday afternoon that the news was true.
His family told the news source that they are âshatteredâ and âheartbrokenâ by his sudden death.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Fulton County Medical Examiner has set a date for tomorrow for an autopsy. The cause of Quanâs death is still unknown.
Boosie Badazz, a famous Atlanta rapper, shared the news of the rapperâs death on X, which used to be Twitter, on Thursday.
The rapper from Wipe Me Down remembered saying, âJUST TALK TO WUAN THE OTHER DAY.â
The podcast No Jumper shared Boosieâs tweet again, and fans left lots of heartfelt comments for the rapper.
âMan hell nah this canât be true,â said one fan on Twitter.
âI feel so sad about this. âCanât be real,â said someone else, shocked.
R&B singer Jacquees, who worked with Rich Homie Quan a lot, sent his condolences on Twitter, writing, âRest in Peace my brother Rich Homie Quan.â I will always love you. âRich Gang.ââ
A friend of rapper Richard Stark wrote on Instagram Story, âIâm devastated,â after hearing about Quanâs death.
The rise of Rich Homie Quan
In 2011, Rich Homie Quan started his career. But it wasnât until 2013 that his single âType of Way,â which peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, became a big hit with the public.
At number 26 on the charts, his 2015 single Flex did even better.
Along with fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug, Quan was part of Cash Money Recordsâ spin-off project Rich Gang. Their 2014 single âLifestyleâ was an early hit.
They also worked together on the club hit âTell Emâ that same year and on âUp, Up & Awayâ the following year.
Rich Homie Quan was brought up in Young Thugâs ongoing criminal trial on Tuesday.
The rapper Gang Up is going to jail soon because he broke Georgiaâs RICO law and committed several violent crimes.
Hip-hop artist YSL Woody tried to ask Young Thug if he had a problem with Quan while he was testifying.
It was said that Young Thug laughed back.
RICH GANGâS LEAVE
Recently, Quan talked about the breakup of the Rich Gang group and his relationship with Young Thug on a number of podcasts, such as No Jumper and VladTV.
He did say that Young Thugâs involvement in street activity was more common than what he liked, but he stayed mum about the claims against his former groupmate.
âS**t was getting a little too street from me,â he told No Jumper host Adam Grandmaison, better known as Adam22.
âI wasnât raised in a certain wayâthat stuff doesnât even fit with my morals as a man,â Quan said.
Quan has four sons. Devin, his oldest, was born in 2006 and is the oldest.
The rapper didnât find out about Devin until five years after the birth of his son.
On September 3, the Rich Homie Quan shared his last social media post.
The Instagram pictures, with the words âVision clear even through the BS,â showed the Flex artist getting ready for a concert and then rocking the stage.