Rich Homie Quan, known for releasing several Atlanta rap hits in the 2010s as a solo artist and member of Rich Gang, died yesterday at the age of 33. The Fulton County Coroner and a family member confirmed his death to Rolling Stonebut the cause of death was not immediately available.
Born Dequantes Lamar, Rich Homie Quan achieved mainstream success in 2013 with Type of Way And My Niggavery catchy. In Atlanta, however, his hometown, he had already made himself noticed in 2008 with the song Stay Down along with the Stack Money Boyz. In several interviews, Lamar has been very honest about the street life of drug dealing and robberies he faced — in 2011, at age 21, he was incarcerated in the DeKalb County Jail for 15 months. A XXL He said he found solace in books by James Patterson and Sandra Brown, as well as in writing songs.
After his release from prison, Lamar created a series of mixtapes centered around the concept of “Going In” — working hard to achieve great things — starting with I Go on Every Song of 2012 and continuing with mixtapes like Still Goin In: Reloaded, I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In, If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' In Ask RR (dedicated to his son) and ABTA: Still Going In. After its release in 2013, the song Type of Way It went gold and received remixes from trap heroes Jeezy and Meek Mill. Type of Way It was followed by successes Walk Thru alongside Compton rapper Problem and, in 2015, da Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) – the latter also became famous thanks to a viral dance.
During the time Birdman was overseeing the supergroup Rich Gang, Lamar stood out on tracks like Lifestyle with Young Thug, with whom he had made most of the 2014 mixtape Rich Gang: The Tour Pt. 1. Throughout his career, Lamar has also collaborated with artists such as Gucci Mane, Trinidad James, 2 Chainz, Migos, TI, Lil Uzi Vert and many more. In 2018, he released his debut studio album, Rich as in Spirit.
Lamar was the eldest of three brothers, the Atlanta newspaper reported. Masquerade. He was very close to his parents and as a child he loved baseball, poetry and TV series Boy Meets World. In an interview published just a day before the news of his death, Lamar was warm to the young interviewer, who told him she had grown up watching him. “You make me feel old,” he joked. “I hear that a lot,” he added, before hugging her and thanking her.
When asked about his future plans, he smiled and said, “We have a lot of music.” “All I want is for people to enjoy music. In this day and age, you hear a song and two days later it’s old. When I go into the studio, I’m passionate about what I do, so I don’t want to put out music that just doesn’t exist. I want to market myself—I want to do it right.” Lamar was reluctant to confirm a release date, but was confident he’d release something before his birthday, October 4.
From Rolling Stone US
