The musician, born James Dear, died on Sunday, Feb. 22 in Los Angeles ...

Rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25. The Jacksonville, Florida-based musician died Wednesday in Georgia, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to The Independent. A cause of death was not ...

Beloved Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart was responsible for signing acts like Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and Beyoncé. On November 1, 2008, Stewart was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the ...

UPDATE — 2/19/26, 3:28 p.m. ET: Lil Poppa’s cause of death has been revealed. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Georgia told TMZ on Thursday, February 19, that the rapper died from a self ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Music fans across the United States are mourning the loss of Jacksonville rapper Lil Poppa, who has died at age 25. Lil Poppa, born Janarious Wheeler, died in Georgia, according ...