Rapper Young Capone Dies After Missing Report Filed
Young Capone has reportedly died after he went missing.
According to the Atlanta rapper’s publicist, Aleesha Carter, on Tuesday (August 15), he passed away following a search of his whereabouts in Chicago.
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"This is with a heavy heavy heart that I’m even posting this," she captioned an Instagram post featuring the 35-year-old’s music videos. "We made magic when we strategically put out projects, always. Young Capone aka Dopeboy Ra aka Rara was one of my first Hip Hop/ Rap clients, and I can’t believe the news I just got of his unexpected passing! A friend…a client and just huge in East Atlanta. This is not the easiest post at all. Rest easy, RIP @dopeboyra."
It isn’t clear how Capone died at this time.
Born Rodriguez Smith in East Atlanta, the rapper rose to fame in his city’s underground hip-hop scene during the mid-2000s. After releasing projects like 2010’s Look Who’s Back and 2011’s Paper and Politics, he became affiliated with T.I.’s Hustle Gang and appeared on the collective’s 2017 album We Want Smoke.
