He was 26 years old.
Rapper Earl Swavey is dead, his agent confirmed to Pitchfork on Monday, without specifying the cause of death.
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He grew up in South Los Angeles and was raised by a single mother after his father died as a baby.
Inspired by his brother and his cousin, rapper Jay Rock, he began to devote himself to music at a young age.
TI, Rick Ross and 50 Cent are among his artistic influences.
A 2013 mixtape,
Business Before Pleasure
(BBP), featuring the track
Beef
caught the attention of American producer A $ AP Yams, who also died in 2015 of a drug overdose. He had become her mentor. “
At $ AP, Yams was really like a brother to me,
” Earl Swavey told Grungecake in 2015
. He sent me Christmas presents and always watched over my mom asking if she needed anything. I could call him at any time and he would always answer no matter what. I definitely gained some wisdom from him. ”
The young rapper has collaborated with many artists from the American rap scene including 03 Greedo, Mozzy, SOB x RBE, Melly, to name a few.
In 2021, he was leading three projects:
The Dirtiest, Unphuckwithable
and
Gangland 4
.
Rapper Vince Staples paid tribute to him on Twitter.
"
Rest in peace great Earl Swavey
", he posted in all sobriety, Monday with the announcement of the disastrous news.