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Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan died Thursday in his home at age 33.

The Fulton County medical examiner confirmed his death to Rolling Stone and The Associated Press.The cause of death is not yet available.

Rich Homie Quan’s family told TMZ that they are “shattered” and “heartbroken” by his death.

Born as Dequantes Devontay Lamar,Rich Homie Quan was part of the rap group Rich Gang with rapper Young Thug. Rich Homie Quan saw success with his hits “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).”

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Rich Homie Quan discovered poetry while he was in jail for burglary. He then started rapping his poems over beats.

“By the time I dropped my first mixtape, I knew I wasn’t ready,” Rich Homie Quan told XXL in 2014. “I wanted to let the streets be my observation. I would read every comment I saw. Then I said, ‘I got to drop another mixtape. I got differentiate myself from everybody.’”

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Rich Homie Quan’s song “Type of Way” was the anthem for the 2013 Michigan State football team, and when the team won the Rose Bowl in 2014, Quan flew out to party with the players in the locker room afterward. At the time, Drake called “Type of Way” the “song of the summer.”

Rich Homie Quan had four sons.

Rapper Quavo shared a photo on Instagram of himself with Rich Homie Quan, along with rappers Takeoff, Young Thug and Offset, captioning it, “May God be with US never saw this being apart of our journey.”

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R&B singer Jacquees wrote on social media, “Rest in Peace my brother Rich Homie Quan. I love you for Life. #Richgang.”

CORRECTION:A previous version of this article said Quan was 34. He was 33.

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