Rappers Who Tragically Passed Away In 2020 So Far

Apr 21 2020

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2020 is another white hot year for hip hop, but we've already seen a number of lives of rap stars end too soon this year. Whether household names or rising stars through Soundcloud and Youtube, these are the rappers we've lost in 2020. On Jan. 1, 2020, rapper Lexii Alijai was found dead in a downtown Minneapolis hotel room, The Star Tribune reports. She was 21. Less than a month later, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office revealed that she passed away due to an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. A press release stated, "This individual died due to mixed fentanyl and ethanol toxicity." The rap artist, whose real name was Alexis Alijai Lynch, was an ascendant star with over 100,000 SoundCloud streams and was also featured on the song "Jealous" from Kehlani's 2015 Grammy-nominated album, You Should Be Here. Mourning the loss on Twitter, Kehlani called the news "the weakest saddest way to start a new year." She added, "I'm off this happy new year please please please please be safe out here love on your people please." Jessica Owen, Lexii Alijai's mother, told The Star Tribune that the young rapper was scheduled to work in the studio on the day of her passing and had planned some upcoming releases, including a collaboration with Wale and a new album. RIP to all these Rappers Who Tragically Passed Away In 2020 So Far. #RIPLexiiAlijai #RIPPopSmoke Lexii Alijai | 0:16 5th Ward Weebie | 1:23 Tre Koast | 2:43 Dee Dave | 3:50 Big Booda | 5:05 Pop Smoke | 6:02 Chynna Rogers | 7:22