Rich Homie Quan: Difference between revisions

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|5|1989|10|4}} (aged 33 or 34)

'''Dequantes Devontay Lamar'''<ref name="allmusic">{{cite news |last=Jeffries |first=David |title=Rich Homie Quan Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rich-homie-quan-mn0003138218/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821002959/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rich-homie-quan-mn0003138218/biography|archive-date=August 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><!--Do NOT change birth name to "Richard Quan". Any unsourced additions will be reverted.--> (October 4 (1989 or 1990){{Efn|name=DoB|The [[Fulton County, GA|Fulton County]] medical examiner stated that Lamar was 33 upon his death and was born on October 4, 1990.<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Rich Homie Quan Dead at 33 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rich-homie-quan-dead-1235768073/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905215108/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rich-homie-quan-dead-1235768073/ |url-status=live |quote=According to the Fulton County medical examiner, his birth date was Oct. 4, 1990.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Medical Examiners Press Report for Dequantes Lamar |url=https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2024/09/06/medical-examiners-press-report-for-dequantes-lamar |website=Fulton County Government |quote=Age: 33 years |access-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906152851/https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2024/09/06/medical-examiners-press-report-for-dequantes-lamar |url-status=live }}</ref> However, multiple interviews and stories about Lamar throughout his music career contradict this<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Graham |first=Nadine |date=November 26, 2013 |title=Rich Homie Quan Talks New Mixtape, Shuts Down Def Jam Rumors |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rich-homie-quan-talks-new-mixtape-shuts-down-def-jam-rumors-5800823/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard|quote=it shouldn't be long before the 24-year-old rapper feels comfortable enough to settle down somewhere.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2014 |title=Rich Homie Quan |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rich-homie-quan-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522044403/http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshmen-2014/2014/05/rich-homie-quan-2/ |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |website=[[XXL (magazine)]] |quote=Age: 24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steed |first=Munson |date=2014-09-18 |title=Rich Homie Quan's life after jail: Saved by reading, angels and family |url=https://rollingout.com/2014/09/18/rich-homie-quans-life-jail-saved-reading-angels-family/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Rolling Out |language=en-US |quote=It was a pleasant surprise to find out that the 24-year-old rapper loves to read}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffith |first=Mike |date=2013-12-19 |title=Rapper Rich Homie Quan reaches out to become a part of Michigan State football's Spartan Nation |url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2013/12/rapper_rich_homie_quan_reaches.html |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=MLive.com |language=en |quote=Quan, a 24-year-old rapper from Atlanta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnamurthy |first=Sowmya |date=2016-10-19 |title=The Trials and Tribulations of Rich Homie Quan |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rich-homie-quan-interview-troubles-behind-him/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=[[XXL (magazine)]] |language=en |quote=Tall and slender, the 27-year-old is perched on a wooden chair.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joshua |date=2022-10-04 |title=Rich Homie Quan Discusses "Family & Mula" and How He's "Still Goin In," 10 Years Later |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/436646-rich-homie-quan-discusses-family-mula-and-how-hes-still-goin-in-10-years-later |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en |quote=Today, the Atlanta veteran is back with his latest project, Family & Mula, arriving a week after Still Goin In's 10-year anniversary and on the same day as his 33rd birthday.}}</ref> and indicate that he was born in 1989. }} – September 5, 2024), known professionally as '''Rich Homie Quan''', was an American rapper. Beginning his career in 2010, Lamar first saw mainstream success with his 2013 single "[[Type of Way]]", which peaked at number 50 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. His 2015 single, "[[Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)]]" saw further success at number 26 on the chart. Alongside fellow Atlanta rapper [[Young Thug]], Lamar was a member of [[Cash Money Records]]' spin-off project [[Cash Money Records#Rich Gang|Rich Gang]], who found success with their 2014 single "[[Lifestyle (Rich Gang song)|Lifestyle]]".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Rich Homie Quan – XXL|url = http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshmen-2014/2014/05/rich-homie-quan-2/|website = XXL Mag|date = May 15, 2014|access-date = November 2, 2015|archive-date = July 8, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150708221933/http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshmen-2014/2014/05/rich-homie-quan-2/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="XXL Freshmen – XXL – Part 2">{{Cite web|title = XXL Freshmen – XXL – Part 2|url = http://www.xxlmag.com/category/xxl-freshmen/page/2/|website = XXL Mag|access-date = November 2, 2015|archive-date = November 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033617/http://www.xxlmag.com/category/xxl-freshmen/page/2/|url-status = live}}</ref>

Dequantes Devontay Lamar<ref name="BMI-RepertoireProfile">{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=550280959&keyname=LAMAR+DEQUANTES+DEVONTAY&CAE=700420409&Affiliation=BMI|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160402232523/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=550280959&keyname=LAMAR+DEQUANTES+DEVONTAY&CAE=700420409&Affiliation=BMI|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2016|title=Songwriter/Composer: Lamar Dequantes Devontay|work=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]]|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref> was born on October 4, (birth year is disputed: 1989 or 1990, both are claimed with an identical date){{efn|name=DoB}}, in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. In school, Lamar had a particular interest in reading. Literature was his favorite subject and he enjoyed creative writing classes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="rolling stone mag">{{Cite magazine|title = Rich Homie Quan on Birdman, Seizures and Why He Can't Stop Going In|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rich-homie-quan-on-birdman-seizures-and-why-he-cant-stop-going-in-20150528|magazine = Rolling Stone|access-date = November 2, 2015|archive-date = October 19, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151019010147/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rich-homie-quan-on-birdman-seizures-and-why-he-cant-stop-going-in-20150528|url-status = live}}</ref> He played baseball for over four years while he attended [[Atlanta, Georgia]]'s [[McNair High School (Georgia)|Ronald McNair Sr. High School]] with the aspiration to play professionally. As [[center fielder]] and leadoff hitter, Lamar began playing at the varsity level during his freshman year and earned a scholarship offer from [[Fort Valley State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2013/chop-up-rich-homie-quan|title=Chop-Up: Rich Homie Quan|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428071605/https://usatodayhss.com/2013/chop-up-rich-homie-quan|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the expense of tuition, Lamar dropped out after two weeks, then got a job at a nearby airport.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Kevin |title=Rich Homie Quan death: Rich Gang rapper dies aged 34 at home in Atlanta |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rich-homie-quan-dead-rapper-age-34-b2607906.html |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=The Independent |date=September 5, 2024 |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906025847/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rich-homie-quan-dead-rapper-age-34-b2607906.html |url-status=live }}</ref>