Juelz Santana Mourns The Death Of His Father

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Juelz Santana reveals that his father passed away in a heartbreaking Instagram post.

Juelz Santana shared the tragic news on Instagram this week after revealing that his father has passed away. The rapper took to Instagram on Friday where he broke the news to his followers and publicly expressed his love for his father in a heartbreaking message.

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"RIP Daddy," he wrote. "We Spend So much Time Wishin Other People could be Better, But Some time we gotta look in the mirror, Sorry DAD I Wish I Was A Better Son 2 U, I Know U Loved Us But Ya Demons/Streets Jus Got The Best Of U.. Rest Well Champ." The rapper later shared the same image to his Instagram Story where he wrote, "RIP Daddy," along with a broken heart emoji and prayer hands. 

Plenty of his friends and comrades from the music industry flooded the comments with good wishes including N.O.R.E., Gillie Da King, Freeway, Vado, and more. His wife Kimbella also shared a sad emoji and prayer emoji in the comments of the post.

At this point, no cause of death has been revealed, nor is there much information surrounding the death of Juelz's father. However, we'll continue to keep you posted with any updates as we receive them.

We're keeping Juelz Santana and his family in our prayers during this difficult time.

Read Juelz Santana's Instagram tribute to his father below. 



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