KEY POINTS
- Lil Poppa pronounced dead at 11:23 am ET in Georgia
- Cause of death pending investigation by medical examiner
- Rapper recently released album “Almost Normal Again”
Lil Poppa, a Jacksonville, Florida based rapper signed to Collective Music Group, died Wednesday in Georgia, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was twenty six.
The death of Lil Poppa, born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, marks a sudden loss for Southern hip-hop, where he had built a reputation for introspective lyrics and melodic delivery.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wheeler was pronounced dead at 11:23 am ET. His cause of death was not immediately released.
He was signed to Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group and released tracks including “Love & War,” “Mind Over Matter” and “HAPPY TEARS.”
His sixteen song album “Almost Normal Again” debuted in August. He released “Out of Town Bae” days before his death and was scheduled to perform in New Orleans next month. Officials said the investigation remains ongoing.
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