CALIFORNIA rapper Earl Swavey has died at 26 years previous.
A consultant for the 'Hit Yo Ricky' star confirmed his dying to Pitchfork on Monday.
A reason for dying has but to be decided.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Swavey comes from a rap household, which incorporates TDE rapper Jay Rock.
The 26-year-old was impressed by rappers like T.I., Rick Ross and 50 Cent.
Amongst Swavey's first launched was his 2013 mixtape Enterprise Earlier than Pleasure.
It featured the hit single Beef, which was the tune that prompted late-rapper A$AP Yams to contact Swavey.
The up-and-coming rapper thought of A$AP Yams as his "brother".
“Out of all the members of A$AP, Yams was actually like a brother to me,” Swavey informed Grungecake in 2015.
“He would ship me Christmas presents and all the time look out for my mother and ask if she wanted something.
"I might name him anytime, and he would all the time reply, it doesn't matter what. I undoubtedly gained some knowledge from him.”
Yams died in January 2015 from an overdose resulting from blended drug intoxication. He was additionally 26.
The A$AP producer collaborated with Swavey and G Perico on the tune London Medicine months earlier than his dying.
Swavey's hit singles embrace Hit Yo Ricky alongside Whokid Woody and Younger Ace, What Would You Do ft. DJ Worm2G and 40s that includes AD.
'YOUNG LEGEND'
Followers and fellow rappers mourned the younger star's dying on social media.
“Relaxation in Peace to the nice Earl Swavey,” rapper Vince Staples tweeted.
Rapper RJ OMMIO wrote: "Get yo Relaxation Earl Swavey 🕊."
"RIP to the younger legend Earl Swavey," tweeted a fan.
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