Cause of death of rapper Enchanting announced at the age of 26

An accidental overdose of a series of prescription drugs led to the sudden death of rapper Enchanting at the age of 26 in June.

According to the Dallas County Coroner's Office, Gucci Mane's former protégé – whose real name was Channing Nicole Larry – died of an overdose of a combination of the opioid painkiller oxycodone and benzodiazepines, a class of sedatives that includes drugs such as Valium, Xanax and Klonopin.

The autopsy report obtained by TMZ on Friday confirmed that she died at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

On June 11, Texas rapper Lil CJ Kasino shared the news on social media that Enchanting's family had taken her off life support after she lost consciousness the day before.

According to gossip portal The Shade Room, Enchanting suffered severe withdrawal symptoms in the days before she was admitted to the hospital and eventually fell into critical condition after an alleged overdose.

“She's been coming to my house for the last four days to get clean,” a representative from her management team told the outlet. “She's been trying her best and I've done everything I can to help her.”

The “No Luv” artist was born in Germany, where her father was stationed in the U.S. Army, grew up in Atlanta and spent her teenage years in Fort Worth, Texas.

After pursuing a rap career after high school, she signed with Gucci Mane's 1017 Records in 2020. She released two full-length albums for the label and three of her songs were featured on the soundtrack to HBO's “Rap Sh!t Season 2.”

“Enchanting” also appeared on Big Scarr’s 2023 posthumous album “The Secret Weapon,” released shortly after his alleged prescription drug overdose the previous year at age 22.

By a twist of fate, a year before her own death, Enchanting spoke out about the risks of drug use – telling how a close friend took the “wrong pill” and died of a heart attack the next day.

“You have to be realistic. I understand that people do whatever they do. When they feel like they're in pain or just going through something, they want to feel better,” she said in an interview on the “Cigar Talk” podcast in 2023. “But that's a big risk. For example, you could take a pill and literally die instantly… it's really not worth it at the end of the day.”

Originally published: August 23, 2024 at 20:14