Rapper Lil Tay Dead at 14
Rapper Lil Tay Dead at 14
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00:00 Lil Tay out here ballin' in the I.A. I dropped 200 racks on this car and I'm only 9 years old. I got the keys to this car.
00:08 Rapper Lil Tay, whose real name was Claire Hope, has died. She was 14 years old.
00:15 [Music]
00:22 On Wednesday, the influencer's family shared the sad news on Instagram, calling her death "sudden and tragic."
00:30 "We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain. This outcome was entirely unexpected and has left us all in shock."
00:41 The family also revealed that Claire's brother, Jason Tien, died too, adding even more unimaginable depth to their grief.
00:50 Lil Tay's family did not share details about how they died, adding that their deaths are still under investigation.
00:58 They asked for privacy during this time of immense sorrow.
01:02 Claire will forever remain in our hearts, her absence leaving an irreplaceable void that will be felt by all who knew and loved her.
01:11 People think it's like funny, I guess, because I'm 9 years old and I've accomplished so much.
01:17 Lil Tay rose to fame in 2017 when she was just 9 years old, later drawing attention after a public back and forth with YouTuber RiceGum.
01:27 You be texting your sister about me, that really shows how irrelevant you are.
01:33 Irrelevant? Calm down, she's over here getting all worked up, checking up all these stats and stuff, like relax.
01:38 She had over 3 million followers on Instagram and during an interview with Good Morning America in 2018,
01:45 she shut down speculation that she was being forced to make viral content by her family.
01:51 No one's forcing me to do this. That's not true that she wants to make money off of me.
01:56 My mom doesn't run social media. I use my own Instagram.
02:01 Tragically, Tay's last Instagram post was mourning the death of another young rapper, XXXTentacion, who was killed in an armed robbery in June 2018.
02:12 Tay shared this screenshot from their FaceTime, writing, "This isn't goodbye. I love you bro."
02:19 [Music]
02:25 (chimes)
02:27 [BLANK_AUDIO]