A concert originally scheduled as a tribute to rapper Shawty Lo‘s father — who died on Sept. 6 of a sudden heart attack — has been turned into a memorial for the “Laffy Taffy” star following Lo’s death on Wednesday morning (Sept. 21) in a car crash. TMZ reports that after canceling some gigs to mourn for his dad, Shawty was slated to return to the stage for Thursday’s (Sept. 22) concert at Club Oxygen in Baltimore to perform a new track he’d written in his pop’s honor, “L2MF (Letter to My Father).”
Rapper Shawty Lo Dies in Car Accident
But, in light of Shawty’s death, the rapper’s manager, Johnnie Cabbell, told the gossip site that the tribute is still on, but will now be dedicated to Shawty and feature a performance from Beanie Sigel alongside Hot Boy Turk.
@BeanieSigelSP was right some people are not Required to Ask certain Questions & certain Conversations
— 6:30 Trizzy (@Trizyckerodgers) September 21, 2016
Best known ofr his 2008 hit “Dey Know” and as a member of the hip-hop group D4L, who released the 2005 Hot 100 chart-topper “Laffy Taffy”, Lo (born Carlos Walker), died in a car crash in Atlanta at age 40.
A candlelight vigil was held on Wednesday night (Sept. 21) in the rapper’s honor in his native Atlanta. Manager Cabbell posted a series of pics of the event.
WATCH: ATL pays a huge tribute to #ShawtyLo @THATSSHAWTYLO @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/oHmBvp2dRP
— Jaclyn Schultz FOX 5 (@jaclynFOX5ATL) September 22, 2016
Also on Wednesday, Worldstarhiphop premiered what it said was Shawty’s final video, “Put Some Respek On It,” a celebratory clip in which the rapper runs down the finer things in life.
Check out the “L2MF” video: