Slim 400 death: Rapper dies aged 33 from gunshot wound

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I just feel like I’m blessed just to be here ’cause I could have just died then and there.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Earlier on Thursday, Slim 400’s manager Mud Dollaz uploaded a photo of the rapper, urging him to “pull through”. A rising star on the West Coast hip hop scene, Slim 400 was discovered and signed by Pu$haz Ink, the music label rapper YG attempted to launch with DJ Mustard and Ty Dolla Sign. He was best known for the song “Bruisin’ which he performed with YG and Sad Boy Loko, After news of Slim 400’s death broke, tributes to the rapper began pouring in on Twitter. Singer Ty Dolla Sign tweeted a picture of himself with Slim 400 and said: “Long live $lim” Quoting a previous tweet from Slim 400, rapper Vince Staples wrote: “Rest in peace” Posted on 6 December, the rapper’s last tweet reads: “What we can’t do is start again.