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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 25: Rich Homie Quan performs during the inaugural Gazebo Festival 2024 at Waterfront Park on May 25, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)

FULTON COUNTY, GA. – Social media is experiencing a massive response to 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 expert on the lawsuit against Young Thug and YSL, was one of the first to break the news.

Since then, many others have come online to express their condolences.

Thugger Daily says that while it received the information from two “good sources,” it has not been confirmed.

Additionally, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told FOX 5 Atlanta, “At this time, we cannot confirm or deny any information regarding Dequantes Devontay Lamar.”

However, TMZ reports 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 several BET Hip Hop Awards, including Best New Artist and Best Club Banger, in 2014 and 2015. He was also nominated for the iHeartRadio Music Awards’ Hip Hop Song of the Year in 2016.

He also joined Young Thug on the Cash Money Records project, “Rich Gang,” and frequently collaborated with 2 Chainz and Jacquees.

Born in Atlanta, Lamar played baseball while attending Ronald McNair Sr. High School, with aspirations of playing professionally. He briefly attended Fort Valley State University before reportedly dropping out over money.

In 2014, Lamar’s father, Corey Lamar, was gunned down in his barbershop.

Former key witness in the Young Thug and YSL RICO trial, Kenneth “Lil Woody” Copeland, admitted a few days ago that he and his friend known as “Threat” were responsible for the shooting.

In 2017, Lamar was pulled over by police in Louisville, Georgia. Police found multiple drugs in his vehicle and he was charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.

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