Early on Wednesday morning, September 21, famous Atlanta rapper Carlos “Shawty Lo” Walker died in a single vehicle car crash in Fulton County, Georgia.
According to police, the accident happened when the rapper was driving south on Interstate 285 in his white Audi and for reasons as yet unknown the vehicle left the roadway, flew over a guardrail, hit trees and then burst into flames.
Walker, aged 40 was driving and he was ejected during the crash and pronounced dead at the scene. There were two female passengers in the car and they were taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Walker first became famous in 2005 when he was member of the rap group D4L whose “Laffy Taffy” topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005.
Walker then began a solo career that included another hit, “Dey Know,” from his 2008 solo album Units in the City and was named Rookie of the Year at the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
He was also infamous for having 11 children with 10 different women.
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