THE friends of rapper R5 Homixide have confirmed his death and paid tribute to the "amazing" artist.
The Atlanta-based musician reportedly died on Monday evening at the age of 22.
The R5 Homixide news was initially broke on Twitter by numerous rap sources, including Rap Alert, claiming that the young man was dead.
However, just hours later his friends began paying tribute to him on Instagram sharing old photos and anecdotes.
Fellow rapper Problem Child 5 posted a photograph of the pair with the caption: "Who tf gone watch my back now. Take me with you twin" alongside a stream of broken heart emojis.
Money Game Boo paid tribute to Homixide, saying "your heart was big as this world" and dubbing the young artist as "amazing."
It has not been confirmed how the rapper died.
Read our R5 Homixide live blog for the latest news and updates…
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LATEST DROP
R5 Homixide's latest musical drop was the song Chrome Hearts released in early August.
In July, he released a music video for one of his most popular songs Lion Heart.
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WHERE IS R5 FROM?
R5 Homixicde grew up in the Bankhead and the Eastside neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
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R5 ON CREATING MUSIC
On the Lalaa Land podcast with Lalaa Shepard two months ago, R5 spoke about how he uses music as a release.
“I go to the studio when I got to get some s*** off my chest, ain’t no way else I can do it but put it in a song,” R5 Homixide said that time.
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FIRST REPORT OF PASSING
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PREVIOUS PODCAST APPEARANCE
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FAN TRIBUTES
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REST EASY
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RAPPER PREVIOUSLY SPOKE ABOUT BEATING CHARGES
The rapper also spoke about how he beat a murder charge and several other cases in the sit-down.
He said: "Coming up in Atlanta specifically Bankhead and the Eastside, transitioning to music from the streets and remaining independent, moving like a rapper, and the importance of self-belief."
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RAP ALERTS REPORTS THE NEWS
Twitter page Rap Alerts tweeted: "Atlanta rapper R5 Homixide has passed away after reportedly committing suicide. #RIP."
Just one month before his death, Homixide said in an interview that his "life is Grand Theft auto every day, you might or might not make it home."
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FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTE
The news was initially broke on Twitter by numerous rap sources, claiming that the young man was dead.
However, just hours later his friends began paying tribute to him on Instagram sharing old photos and anecdotes.
Fellow rapper Problem Child 5 posted a photograph of the pair with the caption: "Who tf gone watch my back now. Take me with you twin" alongside a stream of broken heart emojis.
Money Game Boo paid tribute to Homixide, saying "your heart was big as this world" and dubbing the young artist as "amazing."
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WHAT IS R5 HOMIXIDE'S REAL NAME?
R5 Homixide's real name is Rashad Dowdy.
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WAS R5 HOMIXIDE MARRIED?
R5 Homixide doesn't appear to have been married – in fact, there's no indication that he had been dating anyone.
If he did have a girlfriend, he kept her away from the public eye and didn't post anything about being in a relationship on his public Instagram profile, which has more than 30k followers.
It's not known for certain if the rapper has any children, but there's no indication of any kids on his social media profiles and he has never mentioned having children in any interviews – so it doesn't seem likely.
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FANS SPECULATE ON CAUSE OF DEATH
Others speculated on what might have allegedly driven him to suicide.
"R5 Homixide situation is sad, he tweeted just last month saying pills are f***ing up and he's gotta quit them, now this. Rest in peace," one tweet read.
Others still questioned the legitimacy of the rumours, with a user simply writing: "R5 Homixide gone???"
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WHY IS R5 HOMIXIDE TRENDING ON TWITTER?
Fans have been sharing tributes to the 22-year-old on social media after unconfirmed reports that he had passed away surfaced.
R5 Homixide is reportedly good friends with fellow Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti, with many fans sharing their sympathies with the star.
"RIP," one fan wrote, "praying for his family and Carti."
"Damn rip bruh, Carti lost another one," a second user shared on the site.
Playboi Carti is yet to react to the news or confirm his friend's passing.
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RAPPER REPORTEDLY COMMITTED SUICIDE
According to Rap Alert, the 22-year-old has committed suicide – but it's not clear what their source is.
There has been no official confirmation of his death and his family are yet to make a statement.
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WHO IS R5 HOMIXIDE?
Although R5 Homixide didn't have a major record deal, he had released a good amount of music over the past few years online.
The young star first dropped an album, titled Gvnganati 3, in March 2020.
His most recent release, Chrome Heart, came out in August 2021.
The music video now has just under 60,000 views on Youtube.
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