{"id":241095,"date":"2026-05-19T13:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/lil-poppa-cause-of-death-revealed-popular-rapper-died-by-suicide-at-25-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:55:07","slug":"lil-poppa-cause-of-death-revealed-popular-rapper-died-by-suicide-at-25-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/lil-poppa-cause-of-death-revealed-popular-rapper-died-by-suicide-at-25-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Poppa Cause of Death Revealed: Popular Rapper Died By Suicide at 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> A coroner\u2019s report obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/19\/lil-poppa-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> has confirmed that the rapper \u2014 whose real name was Janarious Mykel Wheeler \u2014 died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left side of the head shortly after being involved in a car accident on Interstate 85 south of Hapeville, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The results of a toxicology report are still pending.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for our initial coverage of this horrible tragedy:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-1024x568.png\" alt=\"Rapper Lil Poppa has died at the age of 25.\" class=\"wp-image-548784 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-2048x1137.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-960x533.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-1080x599.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM-1200x666.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-at-4.37.18-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rapper Lil Poppa has died at the age of 25.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have tragic news to report from the world of music today.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Poppa \u2014 the up-and-coming rapper out of Jacksonville, Florida \u2014 has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>He was just 25 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Word of the artist\u2019s passing comes courtesy of the Fulton County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the ME reportedly confirmed the news to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/18\/rapper-lil-poppa-dead-at-25\/#continued\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> on Wednesday. His death has now been ruled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/19\/rapper-lil-poppa-cause-of-death-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rapper Trap Beckham later verified the news of Poppa\u2019s death in a Facebook post:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one hit different. RIP to the chosen one,\u201d Beckham wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city is truly not the same. @lilpoppa been a real one. A talent that most of seen from the jump. DUVAL LEGEND.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News of Poppa\u2019s passing comes just days after he released a new song, titled \u201cOut of Town Bae.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUtfNNXDhjM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Less than a week old, the music video for the song has already racked up nearly a quarter million views on YouTube alone.<\/p>\n<p>Poppa was signed to Yo Gotti\u2019s Collective Music Group (CMG), and he\u2019s released several hit songs over the last few years, including \u201cLove &amp; War,\u201d \u201cMind Over Matter,\u201d and \u201cHAPPY TEARS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His latest album \u201cAlmost Normal\u201d was released in August of last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoppa tell me it ain\u2019t true,\u201d wrote one devastated Instagram follower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoppa please say something this can\u2019t be happening,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou ain\u2019t leave me like this \u2026 ain\u2019t NO WAY,\u201d a third commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPLEASE CLEAR THE RUMORS,\u201d a fourth commenter begged.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the rumors have now been confirmed, and Lil Poppa is no longer with us.<\/p>\n<p>He is just one of several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/poorstacy-cause-of-death-rapper-kardashian-family-friend-passes-away-at-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rappers who have tragically died young<\/a> in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to his loved ones as they begin to try and process this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/lil-poppa-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes UPDATE: A coroner\u2019s report obtained by TMZ has confirmed that the rapper \u2014 whose real name was Janarious Mykel Wheeler \u2014 died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left side of the head shortly after being involved in a car accident on Interstate 85 south of Hapeville, Georgia. 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