DaBaby’s Older Brother Reportedly Dies By Suicide, Rapper Reacts

Rap star DaBaby’s older brother died tragically from a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head.

According to TMZ, the rapper’s older brother, Glenn Johnson, took his own life Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glenn had posted a video of himself earlier in the day in a car with a gun, and he was visibly upset and crying. In the video, DaBaby’s brother claimed he had been wronged a lot in the past. Not long afterward, our sources say he shot himself in the head and died.

Johnson is survived by 3 daughters and a son.

DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, paid tribute to his brother in his Instagram bio writing “Long Live My brother”.

He also posted the lyrics to his song “Intro” which gave fans a peek into his brother’s struggles and wrote “damn bruh” Twitter.

Damn bruh 💔

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) November 4, 2020

On Tuesday, Da Baby was in his hometown of Charlotte encouraging people to vote as part of his Vote Baby Vote initiative.

 

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