Rich Homie Quan dies at 34
thefader.comAtlanta rapper and former Rich Gang member Rich Homie Quan has died. A representative of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Thursday evening.
He was 34. Quan was born Dequantes Devontay Lamar in Atlanta on October 4, 1989. He began releasing music in 2012, dropping his debut mixtape, I Go In on Every Song, and its follow-up, Still Going In, the same year.
He scored his first major hit with 2013’s “Type of Way.” Shortly thereafter, he teamed up with Young Thug to lead the Young Money/Cash Money supergroup Rich Gang.
Their 2014 single “Lifestyle” and mixtape Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1 are modern classics. Read Next: Song You Need: Shordie Shordie and Rich Homie Quan’s “The Wire” is an emotional gut punch Independently, he released several more hit singles — including the triple-platinum “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” — as well as a dozen-odd mixtapes and EPs.
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