Texas rapper Sad Frosty died on Friday (Jan. 14), a post from his official Instagram account confirmed. He was 24 years old.
The post, which included a picture of the rapper, confirmed his passing on Sunday (Jan. 16).
“Long Live Sad Frosty,” the post’s caption read. “3/4/97 – 1/14/22.”
The circumstances surrounding Sad Frosty’s passing are unclear and his official cause of death has not been confirmed.
On social media, fellow artists and Frosty’s former collaborators reacted to the tragic news.
“Rip Bro smh,” DJ Scheme commented on Instagram.
“LOVE YOU DAWG RIP FLY HIGH,” Oklahoma rapper B. Lou added.
Fans also mourned the late artist.
“RIP SAD FROSTY,” one person wrote on Twitter. “Loved bro music so much especially his collabs with DC The Don. I can just remember hearing his song in berlins merch intro and hearing him in Dontai intros to this day. We love you Frosty.”
“This is really unexpected,” another person wrote. “Rip Sad Frosty.”
According to The Sun, Frosty broke onto the rap scene with his 2018 single, “A.D.H.D. Freestyle.” The Houston native famously collaborated with DC The Don last year on their track, “Beavis and Butthead,” a music video for which garnered 1.4 million views on YouTube.
Frosty shared his most recent single, “Dopamine Freestyle,” last April. He previously released his 2019 album, Playground and 2018 project, A Playlist.
While the cause of Sad Frosty’s death is unclear, the “Ice Cream” MC is the latest up-and-coming rapper to pass away in the past week. As reported by REVOLT, Wavy Navy Pooh, a Miami-based rapper who was signed to Quality Control; was shot and killed earlier this month.
Assailants shot Wavy Navy Pooh, real name Shandler Beaubien, while he was driving his car near Zoo Miami on Jan. 14. A woman and two young children were also inside the car at the time of the shooting, but were uninjured.
See the Instagram post confirming Sad Frosty’s death below. We at REVOLT would like to send our deepest condolences to his friends, family and fans at this time.