Rich Homie Quan's Official Cause of Death Revealed Less Than a Month After Rapper Died at 34

Mar. 15, 2025

Rich Homie Quan.Photo:Courtesy of the Lamar Family

Courtesy of the Lamar Family

Rich Homie Quan’s cause of death has been revealed.

The report also indicated that the late rapper showed no signs of trauma when his body was found and examined. His death was ruled an accident.

The “Type of Way” rapper (né Dequantes Devontay Lamar) died in Atlanta on Sept. 5. An autopsy was performed the next day, with the medical examiner’s office saying at the time that his cause and manner of death was “pending the completion of laboratory studies and microscopic examination of tissue slides.”

Rich Homie Quan performing in Detroit in September 2023.Aaron J. Thornton/Getty

Aaron J. Thornton/Getty

A woman ultimately called police later that morning at 11 a.m. after noticing Lamar’s body was cold and he was not breathing. She told officers that she’d seen him on the couch earlier that morning, but assumed he was asleep, according to the report.

The rapper, a proud father of five, was laid to rest in Georgia on Sept. 17 with a viewing and a celebration of life event. Fans were invited to the event, and it was livestreamed on his website. He was dad to sons Devin, Royal, Khosen and Loyal, and daughter Alayna.

In the wake of Lamar’s death, his familyshared a statementexclusively with PEOPLE about the ways in which they hoped to keep his legacy alive.

Rich Homie Quan in 2022.Prince Williams/Wireimage

Prince Williams/Wireimage

“On Thursday, September 5, 2024 the Lamar family lost our beloved son, brother, father and friend. Known to the world as Rich Homie Quan, Dequantes Devontay Lamar was a proud native of the great city of Atlanta, Georgia and represented for the A as he and his music traveled across this globe,” the statement read.

source: people.com