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Rapper Lil Poppa Dies by Suicide After Accident
20 Feb
Summary
- Rapper Lil Poppa died at 25 after a car accident.
- He died by suicide after calling his manager.
- Lil Poppa also battled sickle cell anemia.

Rapper Lil Poppa, born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, died at the age of 25. The cause of his death was confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Georgia.
Following a single-car accident on Interstate 85, the rapper contacted his manager. Police reported that Lil Poppa took his own life shortly after speaking with his manager and police. He was pronounced dead at Grady Hospital.
Previously, at 18, Lil Poppa experienced the loss of two close friends to gun violence, an event that influenced his music. The rapper also contended with sickle cell anemia, a lifelong inherited blood disorder.
Details surrounding his mental state at the time of his death were not officially disclosed, though fans speculated about his well-being.




