Rapper Lil Jon (actual title: Jonathan H. Smith) and his household are mourning the lack of their son Nathan Smith, a.okay.a DJ Younger Slade, after the 27-year-old went lacking in Georgia in early February 2026.
“The household is asking for privateness at the moment,” an announcement from Lil Jon and his household learn, obtained by E! Information.
Discover out what we all know up to now about Nathan’s disappearance right here.
How Many Youngsters Does Lil Jon Have?
Lil Jon has two kids: his son, Nathan, and daughter, Nahara. The “Flip Down for What” hitmaker shares Nathan along with his estranged spouse, Nicole Smith. Nathan was born in 1998. In 2024, Jon welcomed Nahara along with his girlfriend, Jamila Sozahdah.
Nathan adopted in his father’s footsteps within the music trade, which Lil Jon beamed about throughout a 2017 interview with Paste journal.
“I keep in mind altering his diapers, he couldn’t even discuss but, couldn’t stroll but, crawling round and coming within the again once I’m making music and hitting on the drum pads, and now he’s producing his personal music within the Clive Davis program at NYU,” Jon mentioned. “He actually is aware of the right way to engineer, and his stuff sounds actually good. So, with him and these youngsters, it’s wonderful to see these concepts and see individuals develop.”
What Occurred to Lil Jon’s Son Nathan Smith?
Nathan, a.okay.a Younger Slade, was reported lacking by the Milton Police Division in Georgia. Earlier than he disappeared, Nathan was final seen working out of his house on February 3, 2026, on foot and is at present with out his cellphone, based on the police division’s lacking particular person alert.
Per the Milton Police Division, Nathan may additionally be “disoriented and in want of help,” and “household and associates are involved for his security.”
His final identified location was “within the neighborhood” of Baldwin Dr./Mayfield Rd. in Milton, Georgia, the information alert indicated.
The place Is Nathan ‘DJ Younger Slade’ Now?
Sadly, Nathan died after police positioned a lifeless physique in a pond.
“After being unable to find Mr. Smith throughout that point, groups expanded the search to incorporate a pond in Mayfield Park close to Smith’s Milton residence,” the Milton Police Division introduced on social media. “On February 6, 2026, at roughly 11:53 a.m., divers with the Cherokee County Fireplace Division positioned and recovered a physique from the pond. The person is believed to be Nathan Smith, pending official affirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.”
Based on the Fulton County Medical Examiner, his reason behind demise was dominated an unintentional “drowning within the setting of psilocybin use,” per an post-mortem report obtained by Individuals.
