LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 25: Rich Homie Quan performs at the inaugural Gazebo Festival of 2024 at Waterfront Park on May 25, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)
FULTON COUNTY, Georgia. – Social media is exploding with the news that rapper Rich Homie Quann, whose real name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, has died of a drug overdose.
Thugger Daily, who has become an amateur expert on the Young Thug and YSL trial, was one of the first to report the news.
Since then, many more have begun to express their condolences online.
Thugger Daily says he got the information from two “good sources” but acknowledged that it was unconfirmed.
Additionally, the Fulton County Coroner’s Office told FOX 5 Atlanta, “At this time, we cannot confirm or deny any information regarding Dequante’s Devontay Lamar.”
However, TMZ stated that Lamar’s family told them he died at his home on Thursday.
He started rapping in 2011 and his first mainstream success was “Type of Way” in 2013. His 2015 single “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” was also well received.
He was nominated for various BET Hip Hop Awards in 2014 and 2015, including Best New Artist and Best Club Banger. He was also nominated for Hip Hop Song of the Year at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
He also joined Young Thug on the Cash Money Records project “Rich Gang” and often collaborated with 2 Chainz and Jacquees.
Born in Atlanta, Lamar played baseball while attending Ronald McNair Sr. High School with the goal of playing professionally. He briefly attended Fort Valley State University before dropping out, reportedly for financial reasons.
In 2014, Lamar’s father, Corey Lamar, was shot and killed in his hair salon.
Former key witness in the Young Thug and YSL RICO trial, Kenneth “Lil Woody” Copeland, admitted on the witness stand a few days ago that he and his friend known as “Threat” were responsible for the shooting.
In 2017, Lamar was stopped by police in Louisville, Georgia. Police found several drugs in his vehicle and he was charged with illegal drug possession with intent to resell.
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