Lil Yase shot dead in Northern California at age 25… one day after the rapper wished followers a happy Thanksgiving on his Instagram
- Up-and-coming rapper Lil Yase was shot and killed early Saturday in the East Bay region of San Francisco
- The Sunnyvale, California native was only 25 years old
- Born Mark Antonyyo Alexander, Yase’s murder has devastated and shocked his inner circle, who maintain the artist had no immediate enemies
- On Friday, the Get It In hitmaker posted to his Instagram to wish his 117K followers a happy Thanksgiving
Up-and-coming rapper Lil Yase was shot and killed early Saturday in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, TMZ reports.
The Sunnyvale, California native was only 25 years old.
Born Mark Antonyyo Alexander, Yase’s murder has devastated and shocked his inner circle, who maintain the artist had no immediate enemies that they knew of, the outlet maintains.
Gone too soon: Up-and-coming rapper Lil Yase was shot and killed early Saturday in the East Bay region of San Francisco
And just on Friday, the Get It In hitmaker posted to his Instagram to wish his 117K followers a happy Thanksgiving.
In that series of snaps, Yase was seen on a stairwell wearing a pink hoodie that displayed a Hollywood illustration on the front and a New York Big Apple on the back.
‘If my n**** trippin den I’m trippin it’s up wit UNK,’ he captioned the snaps, including face and devil emojis along with the hashtag #HappyThanksGivin.
Just on Friday: The Get It In hitmaker posted to his Instagram to wish his 117K followers a happy Thanksgiving
Sources close to Yase claim he was with his team late Friday night at a recording studio in Marin County, just north of San Francisco.
He allegedly left by himself around 11:30 or midnight, saying that he’d be right back.
But by 1:00 AM Saturday morning, news broke of Yase’s death by shooting, with his body having been discovered somewhere in the East Bay – which is almost an hour away from where he was last seen alive.
RIP: Sources close to Yase claim he was with his team late Friday night at a recording studio in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, before leaving on his own
Yase was a devoted rapper who was focused on his label, Highway 420 Productions, as well as his own music.
The Instagram account for Highway 420 posted in the fallen rapper’s honor on Saturday afternoon, including a brief video snippet of him.
‘We appreciate all the love and support,’ the caption read, in part. ‘Yase loved his fans, he worked every day for y’all. We have hundreds of songs coming for you.’
‘Appreciate all the love and support’: The Instagram account for his label Highway 420 Productions posted in the fallen rapper’s honor on Saturday afternoon
Yase started out at only 18 years old, but gained real notoriety at 20 with his 2015 hit single Get It In.
He went on to create a remix of that song which was also a hit, followed by a number of additional successful tracks.
Lil Yase’s songs and videos have amassed hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube over the years, including songs No Diss, Diss Me, Demon and What You Mean.
Not forgotten: Yase started out at only 18 years old, but gained real notoriety at 20 with his 2015 hit single Get It In; seen on his Instagram