The son of rapper Lil Jon drowned after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to officials in Georgia, United States.
Nathan Smith, 27, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was found dead in a pond north of Atlanta in early February. An autopsy report from the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office stated that Smith died from 'drowning in the setting of psilocybin use'. His blood tested positive for a pharmacologically active hallucinogenic compound of psilocybin, found in hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Smith disappeared from his home in Milton, about 30 miles north of Atlanta, on 3 February under 'unusual circumstances'. A missing person poster circulated by police said Smith 'ran out of his house and has been missing since', adding that he 'may be disoriented and in need of assistance'.
In a statement, Lil Jon described his son as 'the kindest human being you would ever meet', adding that he was 'immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate and warmhearted'. He said Smith was an 'amazingly talented young man; a music producer, an artist and engineer, and graduate of New York University'.
Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, is an Atlanta rapper and producer known for hits such as 'Get Low' with the East Side Boyz and 'Turn Down for What' with DJ Snake.
