Atlanta-based rapper Wealthy Homie Quan, identified for hits like 2013’s “Sort of Approach” and 2015’s “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died on the age of 34, in line with an announcement from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
TMZ additionally reported on Thursday morning that the platinum-selling rapper, whose actual identify is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, handed away on September 5 at his Atlanta dwelling. Particulars relating to the reason for loss of life haven’t been offered.
On Thursday night, the 911 name reportedly made by the daddy of 4’s girlfriend was launched. Through the name, Amber Williams said that she discovered Lamar’s lifeless physique on a sofa after dropping off their son in school.
Williams, who sounded noticeably shaken, talked about that Lamar had fallen asleep on the sofa the evening earlier than and hadn’t moved by the point she checked on him that morning. She defined that she had positioned a blanket over him, assuming he was nonetheless asleep, earlier than leaving to take her son to highschool.
Nonetheless, upon returning dwelling, she checked on him once more and “didn’t really feel a heartbeat” and seen he wasn’t respiratory. “Once I turned him over, he form of foamed on the mouth,” stated Williams—who additionally goes by “Rella”—by way of tears.
A number of stories counsel Lamar could have died from a drug overdose, however that data has not been confirmed. An post-mortem is scheduled for Friday, in line with Jimmy Sadler, the senior health worker investigator with the Fulton County Workplace.
Williams has but to launch an announcement about Lamar’s passing on her social media, however right here’s all the things to know concerning the rapper’s longtime girlfriend and the mom of two of his kids.
Who Is Amber “Rella” Williams?
Born Amber Nicole Williams, the enterprise proprietor and make-up artist grew to become referred to as the girlfriend of rapper Wealthy Homie Quan.
The 33-year-old was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up together with her youthful brother. She additionally has a historical past of working within the music business.
Youngsters
Whereas the couple had not tied the knot, Lamar and Williams have been elevating their two kids — 10-year-old Royal Lamar and 3-year-old Layor Leonis Lamar — collectively. (The rapper can be a father to his oldest son, Devin, and one other son, Khosen, from earlier relationships.)
The pair’s older son, Royal, was not legally acknowledged as Lamar’s till 2020.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by The Blast, a Georgia choose signed a last consent order within the case introduced by the “Life-style” rapper.
Simply 5 years earlier, Lamar and Williams determined to maneuver in collectively to lift their kids as co-parents whereas engaged on their relationship. That very same yr, the couple introduced they have been anticipating one other baby, who was born later that yr.
At a gender reveal social gathering, they shared that they have been anticipating a child boy, posting footage from the occasion on Instagram.
“Unity,” Williams wrote on her Instagram, together with a photograph of herself surrounded by household on the gender reveal celebration.
“Stunning household,” one fan commented. “Congratulations,” wrote a number of others.
