Rapper Rich Homie Quan has died at the age of 34.
The musician, best known for his 2015 single, Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh), died at his home in Atlanta earlier today.
Rumors of his death began circulating on social media, with family members confirming the news to TMZ.
His loved ones reportedly told the outlet that they are ‘shattered and heartbroken by his sudden death’, and are ‘desperately searching for answers’ following their loss.
His cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Fans rushed to pay tribute to the late star – real name Dequantes Devontay Lamar – on social media, flooding the Instagram comments of his last post with messages of condolences.
Molerat replied: ‘RIP to a legend dawg.. ts crazy. Thnk u for inspiring me as a kid 2 b great [sic].’
King_Quartez agreed: ‘You are a legend Forever. R.I.P bro.’
DuskOfJanuary penned: ‘Rest up Quan! Thanks for all memories and influence.’
As Jeanienoir added: ‘Damn big bro, get your rest, you will always be a young, fly legend of Rap!!!! #Innovator #Trailblazer #TrendSetter #Rip.’
The Atlanta-born musician first stepped into the spotlight in the early 2010s, dropping hits including Difference and Type of Way in 2013 – the latter charted inside the top 20 of the US R&B and hip hop charts.
Lamar following those singles up with Walk Thru and Blah Blah Blah, before releasing his biggest hit, Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) in 2015.
The iconic track was taken from his mixtape, If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin’ In Ask RR (Royal Rich), and hit number eight in the R&B charts, while landing at 26 in the Billboard Hot 100.
That same year, he collaborated with Tyga, Wale, YG and Kid Ink on Ride Out, which was featured on the Furious 7 soundtrack.
Lamar had a tough journey to the spotlight and initially wanted to go into a career in baseball but dropping out of college early, and turned to crime after losing his job.
He was arrested and sentenced to 15 months behind bars in 2011, at the age of 21 – and revealed that this is when he first tapped into his creative side.
‘When I got locked up, I started to think about everything I was good at,’ he told XXL in 2014. ‘When I was a kid I loved to read. Literature was my favorite subject. I loved creative writing classes. So when I got locked up, I read my first book in jail. I have been reading for years, but I read my first book in jail with understanding.
‘When I learned how to really read a book, it took my mind to another place. So after that, then I started writing poems, and after that my poems didn’t sound like poems, they sounded like rhymes. I was like, “Let me see if I can put it on a beat.”
‘When I came home, no one took me serious. By the time I dropped my first mixtape, I knew I wasn’t ready. I wanted to let the streets be my observation. I would read every comment I saw. Then I said, “I got to drop another mixtape. I got differentiate myself from everybody.”
‘I never saw myself going this far with music. Music was just a hobby at first. I never saw myself being on stage and rocking out shows. After I got out of jail, I started to take it more serious, and that’s when my dream came true.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted Lamar’s reps for a comment.
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