We have tragic news to report from the world of music today.
Lil Poppa — the up-and-coming rapper out of Jacksonville, Florida — has passed away.
He was just 25 years old.
Word of the artist’s passing comes courtesy of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Georgia.
A spokesperson for the ME reportedly confirmed the news to TMZ on Wednesday. His death has now been ruled a suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Rapper Trap Beckham later verified the news of Poppa’s death in a Facebook post:
“This one hit different. RIP to the chosen one,” Beckham wrote.
“The city is truly not the same. @lilpoppa been a real one. A talent that most of seen from the jump. DUVAL LEGEND.”
News of Poppa’s passing comes just days after he released a new song, titled “Out of Town Bae.”
