Young Capone, a rapper protégé of Jermaine Dupri, has died, in response to his publicist. He was 35. No reason for demise was given.
Capone (actual identify Rodriguez Smith) had been lacking from Chicago since July. It is unclear if he surfaced earlier than his demise or why he went lacking.
He additionally was identified to followers as Dopeboy Ra and RaRa.
Capone gained prominence throughout the mid-2000s performing within the underground hip-hop scene in Atlanta, in response to XXL.
His publicist Aleesha Carter introduced his demise by way of Instagram.
“This is with a heavy heavy heart that I’m even posting this. We made magic when we strategically put out projects, always,” he wrote. ‘Young Capone, aka Dopeboy Ra, aka Rara, was one of my first Hip Hop/ Rap clients, and I can’t imagine the information I simply received of his surprising passing! A good friend…a consumer and simply big in East Atlanta. This will not be the best submit in any respect. Rest straightforward, RIP.”
(*35*) information of his passing, Dupri shared an excerpt of the Young Capone track “I’m Hot” together with a photograph of the late musician smoking in a automobile. He captioned the submit with 4 dove emojis.
Young Capone’s albums included the 2010’s Tha Life of a Youngsta, adopted by Paper and Politics. Both have been launched previous to him altering his identify to Dopeboy Ra.
His ultimate album, SlumMade 2.0, was launched late final yr.
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