Jacksonville, Fla., rapper Lil Poppa died Wednesday at age 25, just days after releasing a new track.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Georgia told TMZ that the 25-year-old artist was pronounced dead on Wednesday at 11:23 a.m. ET. On Thursday, TMZ further reported that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his death has been ruled a suicide.

A rep for Lil Poppa did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.

Per the outlet, Lil Poppa — whose given name is Janarious Mykel Wheeler — was scheduled to perform in New Orleans in March.

Rapper Lil Poppa, seen here onstage in Atlanta in December 2024, has died, according to TMZ. WireImage

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Georgia told the outlet he died on Wednesday. He’s seen here in Houston on October 31, 2024. Getty Images

He released his newest track, “Out Of Town Bae,” on Friday, sharing a music video on his Instagram account the same day. Lil Poppa is best known for his single “Love & War.”

The artist was signed with Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group and boasted a discography of more than 10 full-length albums and projects. His most recent, “Almost Normal Again,” dropped in August 2025.

As the news spread across social media, fans took to X and Instagram to express their disbelief.

He had just released a track on Friday called “Out of Town Bae.” He’s seen here in November 2024 in Detroit. WireImage

Fans on social media expressed their grief on Wednesday. Lil Poppa is seen here in Atlanta in November 2023. WireImage

“Aint no way lil Poppa gone,” one person wrote, while another added, “Mannn Lil Poppa I Can’t Believe This.”

“Lil Poppa got a song for every feeling you could feel,” a third person wrote, with a fourth chiming in, “Lil poppa done hurt the whole city with this one.”

“RIP Lil Poppa one of the greatest talents of our generation,” yet another remarked. “Crazy underrated this album here and this song in particular are some of the best of the last few years. So talented and so young this s–t rlly got me f–ked up.”

“A lot of people tell me I got them through their toughest times,” he said in a 2021 interview with Audiomack.

He told the outlet he realized he had “the power to change someone’s outlook.” WireImage

In a 2021 interview with Audiomack, the rapper reflected on how his career had affected fans.

“A lot of people tell me I got them through their toughest times,” he shared at the time.

“People say I got them through certain situations, or I stopped them from doing this or doing that. That means a lot. That makes me realize I got the power to change someone’s outlook on a certain situation. So I need to be mature enough to handle my own situations in a mature way.”