Rapper Lil Jon has announced the death of his 27-year-old son, music producer Nathan Smith, who was known professionally as DJ Young Slade.

Nathan Smith, a rapper who goes by DJ Young Slade, was reported missing after police said he ran out of his home early Tuesday

Nathan Smith, 27, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was music producer, artist, engineer and NYU graduate

Lil Jon described his son as an “amazingly talented young man” who was a music producer, artist, engineer, and a New York University graduate.

Rapper Lil Jon has announced the death of his 27-year-old son, music producer Nathan Smith, who was known professionally as DJ Young Slade.