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ATLANTA (CelebrityAccess) — Atlanta rapper Wealthy Homie Quan, whose actual identify is Dequantes Lamar, has died. He was 33.
His passing was confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace, who mentioned they carried out an autoposy on September 6, 2024.
Information of his passing was first reported by the famous hip-hop blogger Thugger Every day, who shared the information on social media.
Listening to Wealthy Homie Quan handed away immediately as a result of a potential OD….
Please don’t be true.
— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) September 5, 2024
TMZ subsequently launched an audio recording of a 911 name reportedly from Lamar’s girlfriend, Amber Williams who mentioned she found Lamar’s physique on couch.
Lamar first made a reputation for himself within the Atlanta lure scene in 2011 and achieved mainstream success two years later with the discharge of “Kind of Approach.”
He went on to file hits comparable to “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” which peaked at 26 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 in 2015.
The next yr, he sued his label, Assume It’s A Recreation, over allegedly unpaid royalties however ended up settling out of courtroom.
His most up-to-date music got here in 2022 with the discharge of his EP Household & Mula by way of his personal label, Wealthy Homie Leisure.
