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(NewsNation) — Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan died earlier this week, but however helium died remains unclear and it could instrumentality months earlier much is known.
An autopsy was performed Friday by Georgia’s Fulton County aesculapian examiner connected Quan, whose ineligible sanction is Dequantes Devontay Lamar.
“The origin and mode of decease are pending the completion of laboratory studies and microscopic introspection of insubstantial slides,” the aesculapian examiner said.
An authoritative study with autopsy results tin instrumentality months.
The rapper, who died astatine an Atlanta infirmary connected September 5, was 1 of the biggest names successful hip-hop successful the mid-2010s with his fashionable songs “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).”
What happened starring up to his death?
Quan was recovered unresponsive laying connected a sofa connected September 5 by his girlfriend, Amber Williams, who helium shared a location with, reported TMZ.
She instantly dialed 911 and is heard telling the dispatcher helium "was not breathing" and had nary pulse, according to an audio signaling obtained by the outlet.
“I don’t consciousness a heartbeat. I don’t spot him breathing,” she’s heard saying. She the says helium “foamed astatine the mouth” erstwhile she turned him over.
WIlliams besides asks the dispatcher if she could “add his dada to the call,” but the dispatcher instructs her, “We request to assistance your fellow now.”
“He’s not waking up — quick!” she says earlier the dispatcher tells her assistance is connected the way.
Williams took to societal media days aft Quan’s decease saying, "I americium traumatized from a infinitesimal that'll everlastingly beryllium successful my head,” according to a screenshot of her Instagram communicative posted connected amusement tract The Blast.
She besides said the “pain is unbearable,” that she is “heartbroken” but that she has received an "overflow" of emotion successful the aftermath of the rapper’s death.
While the results of an autopsy are inactive pending, rapper Boosie Badazz has claimed successful a societal media station that Quan allegedly overdosed.
Who is Rich Homie Quan?
Quan was 1 of the biggest names successful hip-hop successful the mid-2010s.
He recovered occurrence successful 2013 with his opus “Type of Way.” The opus became specified a occurrence that respective different rappers jumped connected the remix, including Jeezy and Meek Mill.
The rapper has besides appeared connected a YG way with Jeezy and produced euphony done his Rich Gang rap corporate that included Young Thug and Birdman.
Quan besides teamed up with Young Thug for the Cash Money Records task 'Rich Gang." His occurrence earned him a spot successful New York Times Atlanta's rising procreation of hip-hop talent.
He followed up with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” which became his highest charting solo azygous astatine No. 26 connected the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In 2018, Quan debuted his archetypal and lone workplace medium “Rich arsenic successful Spirit,” which includes “Think About It,” with vocalist Rick Ross.
Quan had been listed arsenic a imaginable witnesser successful rapper Young Thug’s transgression proceeding, successful which he’s facing 8 transgression counts nether a national instrumentality primitively enacted to combat organized crime.
Quavo, Lil Boosie and Playboi Carti are immoderate of the euphony artists who paid tribute to Quan connected societal media.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
