Rich homi Quan one of Atlanta's Bedrock rap artists dies at 34 cause of death is unknown for Atlanta rapper best known for songs such as Type of Way in Flex the Atlanta rap artist Rich Homie Quan known for type of way and flex o o died on Thursday in Atlanta dant Devon Lamar 34 was one of Atlantis Bedrock artists Lamar grew up in decal County on Atlantis east side and entered Atlanta's evolving rap music scene in 2011 after a string of burglaries led to a stint in Georgia prison his first hit type of way on his third mixtape led to deeper Connections in Atlanta's music circles with connections to Gucci man and Birdman and ultimately to the rapper Young Thug Rich hom Quan and Young Thug struck gold in 2014 with a saw lifestyle lifting both of them to the top of the charts a place in XX LS freshman class in serious success but their musical partnership frayed shortly after that which prosecutors believe led to a catastrophic falling out between two factions at the street gang in Atlanta among the victims in that conflict was Cory Lamar Rich hom Quan's father who was shot at a barber shop he owns by rival gang members prosecutors charged Jeffrey Williams Young Thug in an expansive racketeering and gang case of the YSL street gang in 2022 a trial that has become the longest criminal case in Georgia history Rich homi Quan Birdman and other rappers were named as potential Witnesses in the trial Rich homi Quan was notable for his distinct Style A melodic approach that acknowledged the Trap sensibilities of Atlanta rap without surrendering to them he was an Ardent opponent of rap's increasing lyrical focus on street life crime and violence acknowledgements of his passing and his impact had begun to flow from Atlanta's musical Community damn little brother we just spoke about shooting a video Atlanta rapper to chain said on Instagram special prayer for you and your family and pray for any and everybody that's dealing with something my condolences Brew