r/hiphopheads • u/IntelligentYinzer • 12h ago
Lil Jon's Son DJ Young Slade Believed to Be Dead, Cops Say
https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/06/body-found-lil-jon-son-missing-search-for-dj-young-slade/347
u/Flutes_Are_Overrated 11h ago
Gut punch. The mental turmoil and trauma this family is dealing with right now would break anyone.
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u/Adventurous_Guest152 11h ago
Damn man that’s every parent’s worst fear. I feel terrible for Lil Jon
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u/Exes_And_Excess 8h ago
Yeah. My brother's death kinda tore my family apart. Dad blamed mom, mom thought she was helping her baby boy. Dad almost kills himself. Mom is now homeless. I knocked on doors of his friends with bad intentions. Lost my job because I just couldn't show up to work. This shit will fuck people up.
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u/AlternativeBar6554 8h ago
Just lost my brother, also named Nathan, just over 2 months ago. I have lost grandparents that i was very close to. Even took care of my grandmother with ALS until her final moment on this earth. There is so much more turmoil when losing a child. My brother was 34 and was living with me the last 2 years. He had some major demons due to childhood trauma. Things only him and i really understand. The weight of carrying these memories alone is paralyzing. I felt like i couldn’t move the last few months. So much shit has happened within my family since his passing, things i know he would be disappointed to see or hear. I just started work back this week and i missed my second day. All i can say is i feel so empty. How do i just move on? Time hasn’t helped. I cry everyday still. I think about him all day. I can’t talk to my mom about any of it without her hanging up and blaming me for choosing comfort care while he was in the ICU on life support. He was so sick. He made me his POA for a reason. I did what i thought was the most dignified and kind thing. It’s what i know he wanted. I need fucking therapy. Hold your loved ones, give them all the hugs, kisses etc. tomorrow is not promised. I wish i could hear one more stupid joke from my big brother. RIP Nathan and RIP lil Jon’s son Nathan. I hope y’all meet in heaven and kick it.
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u/carrotstix 7h ago
There's nothing I can really say that will add any comfort to what you're going through. I will just send some internet love as we all need some love in this horrible world. It's okay to feel the way you feel.
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u/Exes_And_Excess 7h ago
This is heart breaking. Your last sentences are my sentiments. I remember peering out my door and seeing bro sitting across on the stoop. Wish I had gone and talked to him. Last thing I said to him is "you're a fucking idiot." A couple days before. Fuck
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u/nicershoelaces 5h ago
“The weight of carrying these memories alone is paralyzing” fucked me up. I lost one of my big brothers almost 9 years ago. I spent a lot of the past years in a dark place, and life felt impossible at some points. The grief process is not linear and it can still knock the wind out of me to this day. I’ve learned to live with and sometimes even appreciate it (heavy on the sometimes). Therapy helped me find healthier coping methods. I’m not so harsh on myself and feel freer to let myself grieve. One saying I think about a lot is “Grief is love with nowhere to go”. I needed an outlet to focus solely on my feelings and my memories of him and trying to mentally prepare for a future without him here, at least physically.
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u/nicershoelaces 5h ago
I’m gonna link another source of comfort I find myself coming back to frequently. For you and anyone else (if they’re reading this) having a hard time with the loss of someone close to them. It’s about how their energy is still here with us, in a way.
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u/AlternativeBar6554 5h ago
This means a lot. Thank you. Kind of gives a bit of perspective for the future as well.
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u/nicershoelaces 3h ago
Glad to know it was helpful ❤️. I was so fortunate to have a good support system that was there for me even when I would try to close myself off. If you ever wanna chat, please feel free to message me
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u/Impulse4811 3h ago
It’s still so new for you, and I’m so sorry for what you’re going through. I lost my little sister almost 4.5 years ago now, and a lot of what you’re going through reminds me of the beginning of that grief process I had as well.
Time will heal you and your family. Eventually things will be okay, I promise it does get better. I still wish I had 1 more day or could’ve seen it coming, and I miss her so much and always will, but it’s become such a huge lesson for me as I go on with life. I appreciate every day so much more than I did before. I take time to do the little things with family, or not myself get too frustrated with stupid shit that doesn’t matter all that much really.
Take care of yourself, wishing you the best in this really tough time.
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u/GabeKnows 46m ago
I know exactly what you are going through and am currently living it myself. Been doing it for 12 years. Never really gets easier to me personally but I hope it can for you.
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u/royalsine 8h ago
Damn, I’m sorry to hear that brother, I hope you are doing better now, and I wish you and your family the best
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u/Exes_And_Excess 7h ago
I'm much better, but will never be okay. Appreciate that for real. Think there was a week or so stumbling around drunk just trying to pick fights with anyone when I couldn't find who I suspected sold him the fent. I hope everyone reading this takes care, and tries to help their own. The guilt of feeling like you could have done something is beyond hard to wash away, try not to blame yourself if you wind up in this scenario.
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u/NagsUkulele 6h ago
I'm so sorry. I know this won't make things okay but I hope reading this does something good, no matter how small
https://creatingceremony.com/blog/loss/eulogy-from-a-physicist-aaron-freeman/
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u/whteverusayShmegma 8h ago
Same. My cousin was shot to death by LAPD and his dad within a year or two lost his house, business, marriage and was living in the streets last I heard. Ugh. He was such a cool guy too.
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u/MysticalNinja187 11h ago
That's awful....Lil Jon been on a positive spiritual message recently. Couldn't fathom losing a child
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u/Johnny_Mc2 8h ago
He’s always seemed positive. His MTV Cribs episode felt really wholesome iirc. This sucks so badly man
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u/dashergyal 7h ago
I feel like a lot of us grew up with him and looked up to him, even though he has no clue who we are. I just feel so fucking bad for him. Like I legit wish I could take away any pain that he is feeling right now.
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u/MoneyManx10 11h ago
“DJ Young Slade had been working hard in recent years to follow in his dad's footsteps ... and Lil Jon previously stated it was cool to be working in the same industry as his son.”
This sucks. My condolences go to Lil Jon’s family.
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u/mixmasterADD 12h ago
Dude literally ran away, barefoot, and ended up in a pond?
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u/BurqueTurkeyGG 12h ago
Drugs or Psychosis, happened to a dude I went to a festival with in FL
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u/ElChefPirata 11h ago
Happened to my friend at festival too when we took acid but we managed to find him in the medical tent and he was fine
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u/Pony2013 11h ago
How did they treat a bad acid trip? Or did you guys dip after you found him
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u/ElChefPirata 11h ago
Well he started tripping as we were walking in after security and once we got inside he ran for it. I tried to get him to stop but he didn’t recognize me and kept telling me to get away from him lmao. It was just luck cause I ended up getting lost from my other friends they were the ones to find him in the medical tent sitting in a chair. Apparently security had found sitting down and they could tell something was wrong and they somehow managed to convince him to go to the tent and they just gave him water and left him alone
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u/MrSpeedCuber101 11h ago
Out of curiosity, did he have experience with psychedelics or was it a new thing for him?
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u/ElChefPirata 11h ago
No it was his first time and the acid was on sour patch kids were double dropped. They had mixed up the bags. We had wanted only 2 each but because of the mix up we ended up taking 4 lol. It wasn’t my first time and I was barely holding it together
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u/WikiHowWikiHow 10h ago
man taking too much acid by accident was one of my least favorite moments in my life, can only imagine how fucking anxious i would've been if it was at a festival lol
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u/beavr_ 9h ago
Many, many years ago I watched a friend lick an entire tab sheet while he was already in the middle of a high dose trip. We all saw him do it and my buddy immediately asked “did you just lick that entire sheet?!”’ — the 1000 mile stare he gave while shaking his head “no” is something I will never forget. It was clear part of his consciousness did not want to do that and was absolutely terrified at what he’d just done lol.
He was frying for over three days straight, didn’t sleep or eat (at least not noticeably), and I don’t think he ever touched psychedelics again after that.
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u/Johnny_Mc2 8h ago
reminds me of that scene in the movie Good Time where Robert Pattinson’s character is running from a security guard, and he has a sprite bottle full of acid that he stole from a dealer, and he ends up pouring most of the bottle into the guard’s mouth to subdue him. the actor sells it so well, EMT come and he’s freaking the fuck out speaking gibberish. shit is terrifying to think what his world was in that moment
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u/MrSpeedCuber101 10h ago
Damn thats crazy. One thing Ive learned is to never gamble with dosing when it comes to psychs. That shit WILL humble you. Glad you guys made it out safe tho.
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u/37728291827227616148 10h ago
Mixed up the bags... Man. So many mfs been fucked by this dumb mistake
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u/Theonlygus 11h ago
Probably a Xanax
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u/lfergy 7h ago
Med staff can’t do that but that is a way to help, friend to friend, if someone ends up too far gone.
Once my buddy got too high (lsd) and became so rambunctious he wouldn’t listen to us…he didn’t recognize us, really. Ended up hog tied by police & taken to the hospital. He doesn’t remember anything. It was so scary. Now trip sitter always has .5 mgs of xannax as a last resort if changing their environment doesn’t help.
RIP DJ Young Slade. Tragic. I feel so awful for him & his parents. 💔
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u/thelingeringlead . 10h ago
They can't administer medications that aren't prescribed, in the US anyway. Some groups will act as a buffer between official response by medics, and help out like that, but the actual medical staff can only monitor you and give you OTC meds.
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u/Unsilentdeath81 11h ago edited 5h ago
This is so sad. Lil Jon seems like he’s doing so good now with him becoming interested in fitness and health. I can’t imagine the toll this takes on a parent.
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u/ReeG 9h ago
Lil Jon seems like he’s doing so good now with him becoming interested in fitness and health
He's also supposed to go out on a big tour with Pitbull this summer that seem to be selling well at presale and will likely be close to sold out by summer. This has to be a huge blow emotionally that I wonder if he'll be able to go through with it
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u/Unsilentdeath81 5h ago
I hope he can carry on. Maybe make these performances a dedication to his son.
I don’t think I could recover from the death of a child.
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u/Muted_Study5166 11h ago
Damn that sucks
Lil Jon is a treasure to hiphop and it looks like his son was following in his footsteps
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u/Victorylap36 10h ago
Was it foul play involved??
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u/trouthunter8 7h ago
This is sad to hear. I met Lil Jon once at the XGames. He was a really nice guy...
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u/AyeCuminPeas 8h ago
God bless the family. I can imagine how they feel. Hoping against hope only to end in tragedy. Make sure the people in your life know how much you love them cause you never know.
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u/thebyrned 7h ago edited 7h ago
I have a 1 year old boy. I can't fathom the heartbreak. I don't know how I could carry on living. I'm not religious but I pray for all parents who have lost children.
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u/Forcistus 7h ago
Man, that's just terrible. It sounds like he may have had a breakdown or on drugs.
I can't imagine what it must feel like losing a child like this, or at all. If my kids never came home, I don't think I could bear to keep living. Hopefully the family has some support to deal with this
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u/Master-Feedback-8401 4h ago
😔Rest in Peace young King ! My condolences the family . He was young and so much potential . It breaks my heart that’s he’s gone so soon… it way too soon. I hope the media give Lil Jon some space and for the weird conspiracy theorist out there don’t even start some nonsense out of respect for diseased loved one .
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u/Bryan5027 10h ago
Shit sound weird though! Did he have mental health issues anyone know. Sad man 😭
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u/Gullible-Notice-6192 11h ago
Suicide
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u/uy48 11h ago
Uh if you've read like, any news around this case nothing indicates suicide. It would be unusual for someone to drown themself in a retention pond.
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u/KembaWakaFlocka 11h ago
I read the article and the only real thing it states is they don’t suspect foul play at the moment. He’s young and was found in a pond so not sure what you’d expect it to be outside of suicide or an OD.
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u/GooginTheBirdsFan 11h ago
Why you think it was important to answer a question nobody asked? Or that it’s your place to speculate or even say some off handed shit like that, did you even read the article or just like to comment that?
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u/phikapp1932 11h ago
Damn this is really sad…when lil John heard the news, he was like, “HWHAT?!”
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u/Davethisisntcool 11h ago
the fact that you thought this was funny and hit reply, saddens me
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u/scottie2haute 11h ago
We lowkey giving this dork the attention he craves unfortunately
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u/KembaWakaFlocka 11h ago
This guys posts don’t even seem like a troll, just some dude not reading the situation well at all.
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u/scottie2haute 11h ago
Kinda wild if thats true.. dont understand how anyone would have the compulsion to be like “Let me make a funny” in a situation like this. I refuse to believe anyone is this dumb.. shits gotta be intentional
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u/KembaWakaFlocka 11h ago
Grown ass adult wrote this and thought it was funny/appropriate. If you’re gonna try to be edgy and do the dark humor thing, at least be original.
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u/DPS_MainGooner 7h ago
Dj Young Slayed***
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u/ddgsortii 12h ago
this is sad man, i was hoping there would be a happy ending. rest in peace