After the news of Rich Homie Quan’s sudden death on Thursday (Sept. 5), the rap world is in mourning.
Jacquees and Boosie Badazz were the first artists to pay their respects to the Atlanta rapper on social media. “Rest in Peace my brother Rich Homie Quan. I love you for Life. #Richgang,” tweeted the R&B singer and Decatur, Georgia, native. He then posted a picture of the two hanging out at a party and wrote, simply, “Legend.”
“Just talked to you bra #tipquan never go forget yo smile n the way talked n of course yo music,” Boosie tweeted. “We got some good ass memories together n that go always bring a smile to my face #restupquan we was cooking up some sh– too,” he said in another post.
Engineer Alex Tumay, who has worked with both Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan extensively over the years, had some nice things to say about the Atlanta rapper, tweeting, “One of the nicest people I ever worked with and a true artist. Absolutely crushing news. RIP.”
Playboi Carti and Quavo both posted pictures and videos on their respective Instagram Stories in tribute, with the latter saying, “May God be with us, never saw this being apart of our journey,” over a picture of the Migos and Rich Gang during their early days.
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Rich Homie Quan was 33 years old and is survived by his four sons.
UPDATE: This article was updated to reflect Rich Homie Quan’s age was 33 at the time of his death. According to the Fulton County medical examiner, his birth date was Oct. 4, 1990.
