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Lil Jon is taking an emotional look back at his final father-son trip with Nathan Smith, his eldest son.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Smith, a.k.a. DJ Young Slade, died from drowning in February at the age of 27.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
“Love your people hard. You never know when it’s the last hug,” the rapper wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Lil Jon<\/a> is paying loving tribute to his son Nathan Smith, who died in February<\/a> at the age of 27.<\/p>\n The Grammy-winning rapper and producer shared a video cutting together highlights of his final father-son trip with Smith, who performed under the moniker DJ Young Slade, to his Instagram<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n “Two years ago, I asked Slade what he wanted to do for his birthday. He said, \u201cgo to Japan,” the musician born Jonathan H. Smith wrote in the caption. “I had no idea that trip would become our final father-and-son trip… or his favorite one ever.”<\/p>\n The video featured glimpses of a smiling Nathan posing in front of various figurines at Small Worlds Tokyo, a renowned museum of miniatures in the capital city.<\/p>\n “I gave him options for everything, and he chose it all himself,” Lil Jon noted. “We did everything\u2014from museums and food tours to Michelin-star sushi spots. We even watched samurai swords being forged\u2026 and got to use them.”<\/p>\n Nathan was a “big anime fan,” the musician explained, “so we took an anime drawing class together with an anime book author. And he even got to learn how to drift and drive on the streets where the drift culture began.”<\/p>\n He continued: “This is just a glimpse into that trip. It was expensive, but I didn’t care\u2014I saw how happy it made him. He told me it was the most fun he’d ever had on any trip. It hits different now, knowing we won\u2019t get to make memories like that again. To anyone reading this\u2014don\u2019t put your family off. Don’t say ‘I’ll see them later’ or ‘We can do that later.’ Don\u2019t skip the long hugs don’t be frugal… Love your people hard. You never know when it’s the last hug.”<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Lil Jon’s famous friends, fans, and collaborators crowded the comment section to show the “Snap Yo Fingers” hitmaker their support.<\/p>\n “You didn’t waste a moment. That’s a great trip you both had. Shows how much thought went into this from both sides,” Christina Milian wrote. Lil Scrappy, who collaborated with Lil Jon on the 2004 single “What U Gon’ Do,” referred to his late son as “Young King Slade.”<\/p>\n