When a tragedy strikes, some people cry their eyes and hearts out, and others tend to suffer
in silence.
We may have a great support system and still have trouble adjusting to the world without
a loved one.
And what if you lose two in a span of a year?
That’s precisely what happened to Fetty Wap.
The New Jersey-born rapper rose to prominence in 2014 with his single Trap Queen.
He later received two Grammy nominations and won an MTV Video Music Award for the song.
Tragically, he recently had to dedicate his performance to his late four-year-old baby
daughter.
The baby girl’s mother, Turquoise Miami, who is a dancer and musician, confirmed the
tragic news in an Instagram post on July 31 that remembered the young girl as “vibrant”
and “funny.”
“This is my amazing, beautiful, funny, vibrant, loving, talented, smart, and hardheaded princess
mermaid Aquarius,” she wrote.
“If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself ‘I love
you LAUREN’ because they say that souls can feel your love #rip,” the heartbroken
mother added.
The mom included a video of her smiling daughter bouncing up and down in a pool.
Understandably, she has removed herself from social media as she mourns the painful passing
of her little girl.
The exact cause of death has not been revealed.
However, reports indicate that the child was ill and died in her sleep and that it happened
close to a month ago.
The rapper might have been suffering in silence this whole time — poor soul.
Fetty Wap, whose real name is Willie Maxwell II, hasn’t commented directly on his baby
girl’s death.
But he appeared to dedicate his performance at the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami
to Lauren’s passing.
“LoLo daddy did that shit for you last night baby girl,” he wrote in a since-expired
Instagram story.
Fetty is a dad to five other children, with five different women.
Just a few weeks ago, on Father’s Day, he posted pictures of him with his wonderful
progeny.
“Pieces of my heart ❤️ ..... It’s them over anything or anybody 👑”
Understandably, fans and friends of the artist are flooding him with love and support.
“my condolences to Fetty wap and his family he lost his 4 yr old daughter i can’t imagine
the pain they must be feeling.
may you rest in eternal grace princess.”
“Prayers going out to Fetty wap & his family.”
“Godspeed for my @fettywap, that man lose his daughter and his lil brother got killed
in under a year.”
Not only did the artist lose his little girl recently, but his 26-year-old brother died
a mere nine months ago.
Fetty Wap revealed the heart-breaking news that his “twin” brother died in an Instagram
post.
“I love you lil bro my twin ... R.I.P 💔🕊... I failed you bro I’m sorry …” the musician
captioned a photo of himself with his brother standing side by side at a children’s play
place.
The rapper kept calling his sibling, trying to reach out, but the phone kept going to
voicemail.
Wap really believed he could help him.
The artist never would’ve thought that he’ll have to make a post like this one.
His brother was shot and killed in Paterson, New Jersey, which had seen a surge in violence
during that week, with five shootings in five days.
According to data compiled by Paterson Press, he was the 22ND PERSON killed in a shooting
in the city this year.
He was taken by private vehicle to a hospital, where doctors fought to save his life.
Sadly, the young man succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead later that night.
Authorities have said whether they’ve any arrests or had any suspects.
In now-deleted Instagram Stories, the My Way artist asked people to stop asking if he was
OK.
Fetty blasted well-meaning fans when he wrote: “Stop asking me am I OK.
No (the f---) I’m not OK.”
It must’ve been devastating for the musician to lose two closest to him in a span of a
year.
Speaking with Trevor Noah for Interview Magazine a while back, Fetty Wap said amid his fame
and fortune; it was vital for him to go back and take care of his family.
He might think he failed to do so, but his fans surely don’t see it that way.
In this time of sadness, we ask you to pay respects and send love his way.
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