Chicago rapper Fredo Santana has died, according to several of his friends, The Chicago Sun-Times reported. He was 27.
Canadian rapper Drake, record producer Maxo Cream and California rapper Lil B expressed their condolences on social media.
Santana, whose birth name was Derrick Coleman, wrote on Instagram in October that he was suffering from liver failure, the Sun-Times reported.
No official cause of death has been listed, MTV reported, although TMZ, citing unnamed family members, reported that Santana died from a seizure at his Los Angeles home late Friday night.
Santana was a force in Chicago’s drill music scene when it began in 2012 He released his 2013 debut album, “Trappin’ Ain’t Dead” on Savage Squad, the record label he founded, MTV reported.
His last album, “Fredo Kruger 2,” was released last year.
In addition to liver troubles, Santana also had kidney failure and seizures, MTV reported.
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