Florida-based rapper POORSTACY died Saturday, Nov. 29, following a medical emergency at the Boca Raton hotel where he was staying, according to multiple media reports.
The Boca Raton Police Department confirmed that the rapper, whose real name was Carlito Milfort Jr., died at the age of 26 after an “incident” at an address they chose not to officially release.
POORSTACY cause of death
A number of fan comments on the rapper’s social media profiles appear to suggest that he died by suicide, but authorities have yet to confirm this claim.
However, the Palm Beach Country medical examiner said the cause of death is still under investigation.
TMZ spoke with a Boca Raton hotel employee who revealed that the rapper was taken to a local hospital Saturday morning for a medical emergency. He lived in the facility for 10 days and checked in with his wife and toddler. There were no other reports of injuries at the hotel on Saturday.
Who was POORSTACY?
Hailing from Palm Beach, Florida, POORSTACY was an up-and-coming artist adept at blending genres such as rock, punk and emo rap.
POORSTACY was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on the Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack. He also frequently collaborated with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
The duo worked together on three songs, the most successful of which is Choose Life.
He also worked with Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes, collaborating on the song Knife Party.
His first EP I Don’t Care, which dropped in 2019, made fans and colleagues take notice of his talent. POORSTACY subsequently released two studio albums on Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects label. He also previously worked with the label Internet Money Records.
His last release was the song Nothing Belongs to You in July this year.
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