Atlanta Rapper Rich Homie Quan died Thursday in his home at age 34.
Rich Homie Quan’s family told TMZ that they are “shattered” and “heartbroken” by his death.
Born as Dequantes Devontay Lamar, Rich Homie Quan was part of the rap group Rich Gang with rapper Young Thug. Rich Homie Quan saw success with his hits “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).”
Rich Homie Quan discovered poetry while he was in jail for burglary. He then started rapping his poems over beats.
“By the time I dropped my first mixtape, I knew I wasn’t ready,” Rich Homie Quan told XXL in 2014. “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.’”
Rich Homie Quan had four sons.
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