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Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan dies at age 33
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Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan dies at age 33

Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan, who broke onto the hip-hop scene in 2013, has died in Georgia, authorities said..

He was 33.

The Fulton County coroner said in a statement that Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta notified staff of the rapper’s death on Thursday.

A cause and manner of death were not released. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, the coroner said.

The artist, whose real name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, scored a major hit more than a decade ago with the song “Type of Way.” He followed it up in 2015 with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).”

Rapper Boosie Badazz posted on social media about the death of his friend.

He said the two “HAVE GOOD MEMORIES TOGETHER AND ALWAYS PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE. #restupquan.”

Boosie Badazz said the two artists worked together before Rich Homie Quan’s death.

Rich Homie Quan’s family and management representatives were not available for comment Thursday afternoon.

In 2014, Rich Homie Quan was named to rap publication XXL’s coveted inaugural Freshman Class, Variety reported. Others named by the magazine included Chance the Rapper, Ty Dolla $ign and Kevin Gates.

During his career, he was nominated for several BET and BET Hip Hop Awards, including Best New Artist and Audience Award, Variety reports.

Rich Homie Quan has also collaborated with other big names in the industry such as 2 Chainz, Young Thug, Gucci Mane and Trinidad James.

CORRECTION (Sept. 5, 2024, 6:12 p.m. ET): An earlier version of this article misstated Rich Homie Quan’s age. He was 33, not 34.