Cali Swag District, the rap group best known for dance hit “Teach Me How to Dougie,” lost another member on Friday. According to sources, 25-year-old JayAre lost his battle with sickle cell anemia.
MTV News reports the young rapper, real name Cahron Childs, was admitted to the hospital on Thursday night and the following day he fell into cardiac arrest and died. His death came just three years after CSD’s fourth member M-Bone was murdered in a drive-by shooting.
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Fellow member Corey “Smoove Da General” Fowler was the first to speak out on the passing. He tweeted about his his fallen friend and musical collaborator to his 12,000 followers today.
Sickle cell took my brother away from me today…with that being said I’m proud to know that with that disease he made the best of his life
— The General (@SmooveDaGeneral) June 7, 2014
Rest in peace Jayare I’m gonna miss u forever ..I will never get over this..but I know God got u..and I know You got me
— The General (@SmooveDaGeneral) June 7, 2014
Details on the funeral services have yet to be announced. (JayAre is photographed in the middle above.)
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