Death of Rich Homie Quan | Autopsy performed

ATLANTA — An autopsy was performed on rapper Rich Homie Quan on Friday, but the cause of death will not be released until further tests are completed, officials said.

The Fulton County Coroner in the US state of Georgia said the investigation was completed one day after Quan, whose real name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at the age of 33 in an Atlanta hospital.

“The cause and manner of death have not been determined until laboratory tests and microscopic examination of tissue samples are completed,” the coroner said.

It was not immediately clear when the tests would be conducted, but the process could take months.

11Alive learned that Atlanta police responded to a 911 call from a home on Hamden Forest Drive SW in Atlanta just after 11:20 a.m. Thursday. Records show the home is associated with the rapper, whose real name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar. From the 911 calls obtained by 11Alive, we learned that first responders were called to the home after a man was found unconscious on the couch by his girlfriend.

Atlanta-born Rich Homie Quan rose to fame in the early 2010s and found mainstream music success with his 2013 single “Type of Way.” His 2015 single “Flex” peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rich Homie Quan was a member of the music group Rich Gang, where he produced music and had several chart-topping hits as a solo artist in the 2010s. As entertainment magazine Variety described him, Quan was known for his “melodic flow and catchy hooks.”