Lucas Coly death: French-American rapper dies, aged 27

Your support helps us to tell the story Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Louise Thomas Editor Find out more French-American rapper Lucas Coly has died aged 27. The news was confirmed by his manager on Thursday (3 October). The musician was famous for his viral single, “I Just Wanna”, released in 2016. A Instagram story post by his agency, I Discover Stars, read, “I’m going to be in mourning… My brother is gone. Don’t wait until someone dies to give them their flowers.” In another statement which has since been deleted, Coly’s manager said there is “a hole in my heart right now.” According to Us Weekly, he wrote, “Being your manager was one of the reasons I stayed here. Honestly, Lucas it hasn’t set in yet because I refuse to believe you are gone.” A cause of death has not yet been revealed. Fans flocked to the comments section to share their grief as they mourned the loss of the rapper at such a young age. “Absolute Tragedy,” wrote one person. “Such...