Rich Homie Quan has been reported dead. The rapper’s family and the Fulton County morgue confirmed his death to TMZ on Thursday (September 5). He was 34.
What We Know About Rich Homie Quan’s Death
Note that the Shade Room nor TMZ No one has confirmed the cause of his death to his family or otherwise, but others close to him have speculated online. At this time, it is known that RHQ passed away at his home in Atlanta. His family is said to be “devastated and heartbroken.”
Quan is best known for taking the rap scene by storm in the mid-2010s after releasing his first single, ‘Difference’, in 2012. From 2013 to 2015, he released vibrant tracks such as ‘Type of Way’, ‘My Hitta’, ‘Walk Thru’ and ‘Flex’.
Offstage, RHQ’s legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar. He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and was just a month shy of his 35th birthday on October 4. Quan is said to be survived by three sons, Devin, Royal, and Khosen.
Boosie, Jacquees, Quavo and other celebrities react to Quan’s death
News of Quan’s passing first to circulate on X (formerly Twitter) after a prominent Young Thug fan account shared the news, citing a drug overdose as the cause of death. Less than 30 minutes after the initial post, Thugger Daily followed up with screenshots of Instagram Stories posts from people believed to be close to Quan.
One post came from Richard Stark, who wrote, “I am devastated.” In May, Stark shared a video of himself at the rapper’s album listening party. The second post was from rapper TO, who shared a photo of Rich Homie Quan with the caption, “RIP.” TO (@iamtogreen on Instagram) also confirmed Quan’s death in DM exchange screenshot shared by Thugger Daily. He appeared to imply that the overdose was due to a “bad pill.”
Posts from people around him… I can’t believe this pic.twitter.com/7XSTgAUtCn
– THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) September 5, 2024
As mentioned, Boosie also confirmed the speculation about Rich Homie Quan in two X posts. In the first, he tagged Quan, alleged his cause of death was OD (overdose), and said he had spoken to the rapper recently. The second post showed Boosie’s appreciation for RHQ.
“I JUST TALKED TO YOU BRA #tipQUAN Never forget your smile, your way of talking and of course your music,” Boosie wrote.
JUST TALKING TO MY BRA FRIEND 😓 #tipQUAN Never forget your smile and your way of talking and of course your music 💯
— Boosie BadAzz (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) September 5, 2024
After the family confirmed the singer’s death Jacquees shared a message on X about his “brother”.
“Rest in peace, brother Rich Homie Quan. I love you forever. #Richgang”
Rest in peace brother Rich Homie Quan. I love you forever. #Richgang
— King of R&B (@Jacquees) September 5, 2024
Additionally, Quavo shared a photo featuring Quan, the late Takeoff, and others, along with a message on Instagram Stories. He wrote, “God be with us, this was never meant to be a part of our journey.”
Furthermore, Lil Duval, Playboy CartiAnd Big Boogie share photos with Quan on their social media accounts. GloRilla also wrote, “Fuck RIP legend” on her Instagram Stories. Swipe below to see some of the reactions described above.
Recent Headlines Because of Young Thug’s Trial
The day before his death, Rich Homie Quan made headlines for being a star witness in Young Thug’s YSL RICO trial. A viral video shows Atlanta prosecutors questioning Lil Woody on Wednesday (September 4) about Thugger’s past feelings toward RHQ. Woody responded, in part, by trying to ask Young Thug the prosecutor’s question. Both Woody’s unprecedented move and Young Thug’s laughter about it sent the clip viral.
LMFAO Woody tried to ask Young Thug a question about Rich Homie Quan from the witness stand 😭😭
even thug laughs pic.twitter.com/vZFIuaM15Y
– THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) September 3, 2024
The development comes after Lil Woody previously admitted to shooting up Quan’s father’s barbershop. He made that admission in mid-August, citing a man named Threat as a credit. Woody also spread that admission because before revealing the truth, he turned to the judge and asked, “Sir, did you just say that nothing I say can be used against me?” When the judge confirmed, Woody gave up.
Woody eventually testified, “I don’t know what happened with Threat and Rich Homie Quan, but I was with my brother and they got into an argument and yeah, we stopped and did that.”
Wow… Woody outright admits that he and Threat opened fire on Rich Homie Quan’s father’s barbershop.
He said it had nothing to do with YSL but was due to the growing threat to RHQ.
He said that what happened to Nut had nothing to do with YSL but with Threat. pic.twitter.com/8KqyspSabu
– THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) August 12, 2024
Rest in peace Rich Homie Quan.
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