Lil Tay: 5 Things To Know About Viral IG Star & Rapper Who Was Victim Of Death Hoax

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Image Credit: Lil Tay/Youtube Lil Tay is simply a societal media prima and rapper. She roseate to fame arsenic a nine-year-old rapper. Her household seemingly announced her decease successful a connection connected August 9, 2023, but 1 time aboriginal confirmed that the quality was fake.

Lil Tay, the teen who went viral arsenic a nine-year-old rapper was rumored to person  died astatine the 14 connected Aug. 9. In a since-deleted Instagram post, her household seemingly announced the bittersweet news. However, conscionable 1 time later, Tay released a connection to TMZ via her household that confirmed she was precise overmuch still alive.

“I privation to marque wide that my member and I are harmless and alive,” she said. “But I’m wholly heartbroken and struggling to adjacent find the close words to say. It’s been a precise traumatizing 24 hours. All time yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful telephone calls from loved ones each trying to benignant retired this mess.”

She besides confirmed that her Instagram had been “compromised” by a 3rd party, which is wherever the decease hoax connection came from. The fake connection — which has since been deleted from Tay’s Instagram — read: “It is with a dense bosom that we stock the devastating quality of our beloved Claire’s abrupt and tragic passing. We person nary words to explicit the unbearable nonaccomplishment and indescribable pain,” they said. “During this clip of immense sorrow, we kindly inquire for privateness arsenic we grieve this overwhelming loss, arsenic the circumstances surrounding Claire and her brother’s passing are inactive nether investigation.” Find retired much astir Lil Tay here.

Lil Tay is an influencer and rapper

Lil Tay’s household announced that she died. (Lil Tay/Youtube)

Lil Tay made her people connected societal media aboriginal erstwhile she was lone 9 years old. She filmed videos insulting YouTuber RiceGum, and helium responded, giving her notoriety. Months aft her videos went viral, she was signed to the absorption radical Tha Lights Global, per The Cut. She dropped her debut opus “Money Way” successful 2018.

What Is Lil Tay’s Real Name?

In her connection to TMZ, Lil Tay besides confirmed that her existent sanction is Tay Tian. This is antithetic than the sanction that was circulating on with the decease hoax, which claimed her afloat sanction was Claire Hope.

She is simply a large XXXTentacion fan.

Lil Tay has shown that she was precise influenced by the arguable precocious rapper XXXTentacion. After his decease successful 2018, she shared screenshots from a FaceTime telephone with him and immoderate messages the 2 had shared. She wrote a loving tribute to him successful the caption. “X you genuinely changed me,” she wrote. ” you were determination for maine erstwhile everyone wanted maine to fail, you were determination to springiness maine advice, you were there. As a begetter figure, erstwhile I don’t person one, you were here, FaceTiming maine and calling maine for hours erstwhile I’m down.”

Lil Tay got to enactment with Chief Keef.

Early successful her career, Tay got to collaborate with tons of immense stars. “Me and my large Bro @chieffkeeffsossa got a video connected the way. Gang Gang.. beryllium ready,” she wrote connected Instagram successful 2018. Keef is known for songs similar “Love Sosa” and “Hate Bein’ Sober.” Oh, and for his apprehension history.

She Isn’t Afraid To Clap Back

Lil Tay’s photos are flooded with antagonistic comments, but she ne'er shies distant from responding to the haters. “YALL READY KNOW LIL TAY RICH AND FINNA GET RICHER SO STOP HATING AND GET UR MONEY UP,” she wrote successful the caption of 1 pic.

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