Overview
- Multiple outlets and several well-known hip-hop figures reported on Sunday that Atlanta rapper Alley Boy, born Curt Freeman, has died and they named kidney failure as the cause.
- Major news organizations note that no statement has been released by Alley Boy’s family or representatives and that the reports have not been independently verified.
- Alley Boy had publicly described years of codeine use and high blood pressure as factors that led to chronic kidney disease and to ongoing dialysis treatments.
- Tributes from peers including DJ Scream, Big Bank, Ralo and Rocko spread quickly online and fans flooded Alley Boy’s Instagram, where his most recent post has become a focal point for condolences.
- A long-time Zone 6 rapper and co-CEO of Duct Tape Entertainment, Alley Boy built a near two-decade underground career and his reported death may prompt official statements, memorials and renewed attention to his catalog.