Rapper Lil Jon confirmed the death of his son, Nathan Smith who went by the stage name DJ Young Slade, after Georgia police recovered a body from a pond.

Rapper Lil Jon's son Nathan Smith was found dead Friday in a Georgia park pond after going missing Tuesday morning. The 27-year-old performed as DJ Young Slade.

Nathan Smith - aka DJ Young Slade, rapper Lil Jon's son - was found dead near his Georgia home after he was reported missing earlier this week. No cause of death was announced; he was 27. Lil Jon confirmed the death in a statement to Variety: “I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of

Police in Georgia say they have recovered a body believed to be the son of rapper Lil Jon. The rapper's son, Nathan Smith, was reported missing on Feb. 3, according to the Milton

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Nathan Smith, the 27-year-old son of rapper Lil Jon has been reported missing in Georgia. Police in Milton, Georgia, issued a missing persons report Tuesday for Smith, also a rapper who goes by the name DJ Young Slade.

Days after Atlanta rapper Lil Jon's adult son was reported missing, Georgia authorities have intensified their search near where he was last seen.

The body of rapper Lil Jon's 27-year-old son was found near his Georgia home days after he was reported missing, police and his family said.