Rich Homie Quan‘s father and girlfriend have spoken out on social media following the 33-year-old rapper’s sudden death on Sept. 5.
In statements posted to Instagram Stories a couple days after the star born Dequantes Lamar’s passing, his dad, Corey Lamar, and partner Amber Williams, both used the word “unbearable” to describe the depths of their grief. “Unbearable pain,” Corey wrote in white text over a black background, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Lord please please please help me to understand this … let this be a dream.”
“Yall pray for me and my family,” he continued. “I feel like I’m crushed into a million pieces.”
In an interview with Atlanta’s ABC affiliate WSB-TV, Corey remembered his son as a trendsetter. “I used to tell him that it’s a difference in making songs and making hits,” he shared. “He made hits and I know that his music will live on forever.”
In her statement, Williams thanked fans for the “overflow” of kind messages they’ve sent her way in the wake of Rich Homie’s death, the cause of which has not yet been revealed to the public. “This pain is unbearable,” she wrote, according to Complex. “I’m traumatized from a moment that’ll forever be in my head. I have nothing to prove because my love for my other half was ALWAYS shown. I had nothing to hide.”
“Please respect me and the family at this time,” she added. “Our house is no longer a home. I’m completely heartbroken. 15 years gone. I’ll never be the same. This is a complete nightmare.”
Williams has since shared a number of old photos and videos of her late boyfriend on her Story, as well as reshared condolences from fellow mourners. “Praying for your strength to be strong for those babies,” one friend wrote, which the Brows by Rella founder reposted.
In addition to his friends and family, news of the Atlanta rapper’s death has also left much of the hip-hop world reeling. Playboi Carti, Quavo, Jacquees and Boosie Badazz were among some of the names who posted their respects to the “Flex” musician — who was dad to four sons — while engineer Alex Tumay tweeted that his late collaborator was “One of the nicest people I ever worked with and a true artist.”
See screenshots of Corey Lamar and Amber Williams’ statements below.
