No Limit Records rapper Young Bleed, real name Glenn Clifton Jr., has died at 51 following a brain aneurysm.
Young Bleed’s eldest son, Ty'Gee Ramon Clifton, announced his death on social media Tuesday.
“Rip to the biggest legend I kno…. Young bleed!!! Love u Dad so much and will definitely miss u… but imma carry the torch from here I got u,” he wrote. “I’m glad he went out in style!!!! One time fa the one time.”
In an emotional Instagram video, Clifton said his dad died November 1. The eldest son then went on to “clear up some false narratives.”
Clifton said his dad didn’t have health issues, but had high blood pressure that he took medication for regularly.
“It was more of a natural thing that caused this to happen to him,” Clifton said. He explained that Young Bleed collapsed at an afterparty following his recent performance in Las Vegas.
The rapper later died of complications from a brain aneurysm caused by the bleed, his son said. He was on a ventilator and spent a week in the hospital before he died.
Clifton confirmed the legitimacy of the GoFundMe launched by the family during Young Bleed’s hospitalization, and said that the fundraising goal was bumped up to cover funeral costs.
Young Bleed’s mom confirmed his sudden hospitalization in the description of the GoFundMe page, writing, “This was completely unexpected and has turned our world upside down.”
The Louisiana rapper’s last appearance was at a Verzuz event which featured members of No Limit and Cash Money Records.
Young Bleed was known for putting Baton Rouge’s hip-hop scene on the map in the late 1990s. He rose to fame with Master P. for their song “How Ya Do Dat” after it was included on the soundtrack for the 1997 movie I’m Bout It. The song hit the top of Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop album charts the next year. The rapper released nine studio albums throughout his career.
Days before the rapper died, Master P. paid tribute to his former collaborator on Instagram, writing, “@snoopdogg and I was just talking about how we have to love eachother while we here! We just turned up with our brother.”
“Tell your people you love them every time they walk out the door,” he wrote.
