{"id":2288256,"date":"2026-02-18T23:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2288256"},"modified":"2026-02-18T23:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:17:19","slug":"lil-poppa-death-rapper-dies-at-25-days-after-releasing-a-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lil-poppa-death-rapper-dies-at-25-days-after-releasing-a-new-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Poppa death: Rapper dies at 25 days after releasing a new song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveMusic\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the inside track from Roisin O&#8217;Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/nowHearThis1_2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Roisin O\u2019Connor\u2019s\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/pitbull-bald-cap-world-record-b2922013.html\">Rapper<\/a> Lil Poppa has died at 25.<\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville, Florida-based musician died Wednesday in Georgia, the Fulton County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office confirmed to <em>The Independent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A cause of death was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>Born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, the rapper was signed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/ap-young-dolph-memphis-shelby-county-nba-b2652146.html\">Yo Gotti<\/a>\u2019s Collective Music Group. Several of his tracks gained popularity, including \u201cLove &amp; War,\u201d \u201cMind Over Matter\u201d and \u201cHAPPY TEARS.\u201d Lil Poppa\u2019s most recent album, <em>Almost Normal Again,<\/em> was released in August and featured 16 tracks.<\/p>\n<p>His newest single, \u201cOut of Town Bae,\u201d was released just days before his death. The rapper was slated to perform in New Orleans next month, <em>TMZ <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 eWJfmL\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/18\/21\/00\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4-34-21-PM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/18\/21\/00\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4-34-21-PM.png?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/02\/18\/21\/00\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4-34-21-PM.png?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->@lilpoppa\/Instagram<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just 12 hours before his death was confirmed, Lil Poppa posted a video to his Instagram Story. The video featured the lyrics to Rod Wave\u2019s song \u201cLetting It Go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what happened \/ I know what happened \/ world never will,\u201d the lyrics played and simultaneously read on screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo in the mean time \/ I&#8217;m tryin&#8217; to find a piece of mind \/ Hearts all gotta break sometimes,\u201d the song continued.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the rapper have now begun posting tributes in the comments section of his final Instagram grid post from five days before his death. The post was a music video for his latest single, shared with the caption: \u201cOut Of Town Bae Official Video out now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoppa tell me they lying,\u201d one fan posted while another said, \u201cthis can\u2019t be true,\u201d accompanied by multiple broken heart emojis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLil poppa I swear I\u2019m hurt like frrrrrr,\u201d someone else chimed in. Another wrote, \u201cpoppa please say something this can\u2019t be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-0 ijrISW\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-9\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-3 bnPMtb\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-4 hqeEpq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Music.png\" width=\"129\" height=\"36\" alt=\"Amazon Music logo\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-5 erkCqL\">\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-6 fwMNvw\">Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-7 euVGoL\">Sign up now for a 30-day free trial. 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Terms apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1aus1tj-1 jseGHe sc-118zqaw-2\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32gdyhr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Try for free<svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 kjmIzh sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1aus1tj-2 cChEZI\"><use href=\"#baddbaa17d236bd5\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-8 eEWumW\">ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission.<span class=\"disclaimer-break\"> This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tributes continued on X, where heartbroken fans were devastated to learn the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI listen to lil poppa literally everyday wtf my heart dropped,\u201d one fan wrote while another said, \u201cLil Poppa was super talented. Unfortunate to hear, RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIm so sad lil poppa really died before i could go to one of his concerts,\u201d someone else wrote, as another said, \u201cDamn.. bro was the definition of pain music, long live lil poppa.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the inside track from Roisin O&#8217;Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25. 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