1:42 PM PT — Yo Gotti‘s firm CMG has launched a press release within the wake of Lil Poppa’s passing … calling him a “beloved member of the family” and promising to uphold his legacy with honor and respect.
Rapper Lil Poppa died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound … TMZ has realized.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace in Georgia tells TMZ the rapper — actual identify Janarious Mykel Wheeler — died after being shot within the head … his demise has been dominated a suicide.
Lil Poppa’s reason behind demise comes out only a day after authorities pronounced him useless.
Lil Poppa was a preferred Jacksonville, Florida-based rapper and a part of Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group (CMG). He launched an album final 12 months … and dropped the one “Out of City Bae” simply final week.
Followers paid tribute to the late rapper within the feedback part of his most up-to-date Instagram put up … and his outdated collaborator Caroline “Baroline” Diaz wrote on X, “My little brother is gone, Poppa I like you a lot. I’m so damaged. One of many first artists I had at Interscope. A&R’ed 4 of his initiatives. I’m so unhappy proper now……..”
Poppa was 25.
RIP
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