Rich Homie Quanwho hit the airwaves with his single “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has reportedly died according to several reports and messages from those close to him. Since this is a rare story, we will update this post repeatedly as more details emerge.
Rich Homie Quan, real name Dequantes Lamar, was born on October 4, 1989, in Atlanta, Ga. After a stint as a college baseball player and spending 15 months behind bars, Quan started taking music seriously around 2012 and continued to develop his craft. In 2013, Quan scored his first hit, “Type Of Way” from his mixtape Still entering: Reloading. He followed it up with another gold-selling single “Walk Thru” with Problem the following year.
In 2015, the aforementioned “Flex” became Quan's signature song and has sold over 3 million copies to date. He was also a member of Birdman's Rich Gang supergroup with Young Thug.
From what we can gather, the news was first broken by R&B singer Jacquees, who has collaborated with Rich Homie Quan and the wider Rich Gang on several tracks. Zac also shared a picture of the pair, referring to his fallen partner as a 'legend'.
Legend. pic.twitter.com/NHs5g3Ckzt
— King of R&B (@Jacquees) September 5, 2024
Rich Homie Quan's name was also recently brought up during the ongoing Young Thug and YSL trial in Georgia, after YSL Woody curiously name-dropped the rapper while on the stand and sent bystanders inside the courtroom, including himself of Thug in laughter.
On X, formerly Twitter, the news of Quan's death is still moving through the timeline. We have captured some answers and will return with more details as we have them.
Rich Homie Quan was 34 years old.
MODERNIZE: TMZ received additional information regarding the death of Rich Homie Quan. In their report, the agency says Quan was found inside his Atlanta home on Thursday (Sept. 5), according to a statement from the family and a local mortuary. The cause of death is still unknown to the public.
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