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February 7, 2026
Rapper Lil Jon confirms son is dead after police find body in pond near Atlanta
Nathan Smith, 27, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was a music producer, artist, engineer and NYU graduate

TL;DR
- Lil Jon's son, Nathan Smith, has died.
- A body believed to be Smith was found in a pond north of Atlanta, Georgia.
- Smith, 27, was a music producer, artist, engineer, and New York University graduate known as DJ Young Slade.
- He left his home in Milton, Georgia, under unusual circumstances and was missing since Tuesday.
- Police are treating the death as an active investigation, with no immediate indication of foul play.
- Lil Jon and Smith's mother expressed their devastation over the loss.
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