Rapper Rich Homie Quan Dead at 34

Quan became known in the hip-hop scene in the mid-2010s with his hit 2013 song “Type of Way” which peaked at no. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rich Homie Quan attends day one of the 2018 BET Awards Radio Remotes in Los Angeles, on June 22, 2018. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET

Atlanta Rapper Rich Home Quan, whose real name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died on Thursday, Sept. 5, a spokesperson for the Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner told the Associated Press.

“On Thursday, 5 September 2024, the Fulton County Medical Examiner was notified by Grady Memorial Hospital of the death of Dequantes Devontay Lamar,” the statement, also provided to Billboard, said. “An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday, 6 September 2024.”