Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame by means of the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33.
Quan, whose authorized title is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to The Associated Press. The health worker was knowledgeable of his loss of life Thursday, stated Jimmy Sadler, senior health worker investigator. The trigger of loss of life was not instantly obtainable, with an post-mortem scheduled for Friday.
Quan was one of the largest names in hip-hop within the mid-2010s. He launched a slew of mixtapes earlier than he broke by means of in 2013 with the infectious “Type of Way.” The track turned so successful that a number of different rappers jumped on the remix, together with Jeezy and Meek Mill. He maintained his momentum, showing on a YG observe with Jeezy and releasing the London on da Track-produced track “Lifestyle” by means of his Rich Gang rap collective that included Young Thug and Birdman.
Quan adopted up with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” a track produced by DJ Spinz and Nitti Beatz. It turned his highest charting solo single at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He additionally featured on Lil Dicky’s viral “$ave Dat Money.”
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In 2018, Quan debuted his first and solely studio album “Rich as in Spirit,” which principally went with none options — besides for “Think About It,” a single with Rick Ross.
Quavo, Lil Boosie and Playboi Carti are some of the music artists who paid tribute to Quan on social media.
“Rest in Peace my brother Rich Homie Quan,” stated singer Jacquees, who also called him a “legend” on X. “I love you for Life.”
Quan spoke with The Associated Press in 2022 about returning to music after an abrupt hiatus. At the time, the rapper stated he was going by means of litigation with unbiased label T.I.G. (Think It’s a Game Record), however was ready to make a comeback.
During that point, Quan ended up in a feud together with his previous collaborator Young Thug – who together with rapper Gunna – had been amongst a bunch indicted on expenses of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and in addition accused of participation in a legal avenue gang.
Quan stated there was no beef between him Young Thug and was open to having a dialog with him if the chance offered itself. He stated he hated to see Young Thug locked up, including that rappers had been being focused by regulation enforcement.
“I wouldn’t say unfairly targeted because at the same time, some of these rappers are putting guns in videos and, you know, it’s like social media – it goes back to the social media thing,” he stated.
“I think we showing too much, I think they’re showing too much, you know what I mean. Like that’s the difference in my music, I’ma tell a story but I ain’t going to tell you how I did it,” he added. “It’s still Black art, but we’re definitely being targeted. So that’s why I’m mindful of what I say in my music.”
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