Southside Mourns The Death Of His 20-Year-Old Brother

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20227.4K Views

Our thoughts and prayers are with Southside and his family.

Tragic news has struck Southside and his family today. The rapper took to Instagram to reveal that his younger brother passed away. Although details surrounding his death aren't clear as of yet, the rapper shared a post speaking on his brother's passing. Southside revealed that he hasn't seen his brother in 15 years. He also spoke deeply that he spoke to his father about trying to reconnect them again. Although the two disconnected, Southside revealed that his father was working towards connecting the two after a decade and a half.

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"Shit krazy I haven’t spoke to my little brother in 15 years," he wrote. "I asked my dad about him every time I spoke to him and just when my dad gets u back around u die I’m lost for words rite now tre pops told me how u told him u looked up to me and people did believe I was ur brother well I love u kid 4ever @pharaoh_808_mafia I love u pop #RIPTRE"

While many of Southside's peers and friends sent their condolences, Southside's father, Pharoah, also paid tribute to his late son in an Instagram post on his own page. "Tre Ashon Tyson (My Son RIP) 01-28-1999 to 08-24-2019," he wrote on the post.

We're sending our thoughts and prayers to Southside and his family during this time. R.I.P. Tre.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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