Wealthy Homie Quan’s reason for dying has been revealed following the Atlanta rapper’s dying final month, aged 34.
The rapper’s household advised TMZ that he died on September 5 at his dwelling within the metropolis, and that they had been “shattered and heartbroken”. No reason for dying was shared on the time.
Now, it’s been revealed that the artist – actual title Dequantes Lamar – died from an unintentional drug overdose, confirmed by a medical expert’s workplace in Georgia.
In a report by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace on Tuesday (October 1) obtained by Folks journal, a number of medicine had been present in his system, together with fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, promethazine and THC.
The report additionally indicated that there have been no indicators on trauma when his physique was discovered, and the dying was dominated an accident.
In line with an incident report obtained by the journal, Lamar’s brother advised police that he awoke at 3am and thought the rapper was asleep on the ground by the kitchen with meals in his mouth, noting it was “very uncommon”, earlier than he picked him off the ground and put him on the sofa.
At 11am that morning, a lady referred to as the police after noticing his physique was chilly and he was not respiration.
The rapper, a father of 5, rose to prominence in 2013 with the one ‘Sort Of Approach’, which reached Quantity 50 on the Billboard Scorching 100, whereas his 2015 single ‘Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)’ peaked at Quantity 26.
Lamar was additionally recognized for being a key member of Wealthy Gang, a challenge from Money Cash Information, alongside Younger Thug. The group hit Quantity 16 on the Billboard Scorching 100 with their 2014 monitor ‘Life-style’.
He was additionally recognized for his collaborations with artists together with Travis Scott, Child Ink, Fetty Wap and Omarion.
Megan Thee Stallion and 2 Chainz had been amongst who paid tribute following the information.
Following his dying, town of Atlanta introduced the inaugural Wealthy Homie Quan Memorial Day within the late rapper’s honour.
