Rich Homie Quan died from accidental drug overdose involving fentanyl and codeine

Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan died last month in Georgia from an accidental drug overdose, authorities said. The artist, who burst onto the hip-hop scene more than a decade ago, was killed by the “combined toxic effects of fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine and promethazine,” the Fulton County medical examiner said in a statement Wednesday. On Sept. 5, the medical examiner said Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital had notified its personnel of the rapper’s death. Rich Homie Quan, born Dequantes Devontay Lamar, was 33. He scored a big hit more than a decade ago with “Type of Way.” He followed it up in 2015 with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).” His significant other found him sleeping on the sofa on Sept. 5, according to an Atlanta police incident report. When she went to check on him later, “his body was cold,” the incident report said. The report also said police spoke to his brother, who earlier had found him asleep on the kitchen floor with food in his mouth. According to a 911 call, Rich Homie Quan’s girlfriend told a dispatcher he was not responsive. “I don’t see him breathing,” the woman said, her voice cracking. He spoke on the podcast about how he used drugs heavily after his 2013 smash, “Type of Way.” At first, he said, his drug use began because of how often he was performing and how he needed to stay up late. He began using ecstasy, known as Molly, and drinking “lean,” a mix of codeine cough syrup and soda. In 2014, Rich Homie Quan was named to the rap publication XXL’s coveted inaugural Freshman Class, Variety reported. He was nominated for several BET and BET Hip Hop Awards, including best new artist and people’s champ award, Variety reported. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rich-homie-quan-died-accidental-drug-overdose-involving-fentanyl-codei-rcna173664