Rapper Lucas Coly dies at 27, manager confirms

Rapper and social media star Lucas Coly has died. He was 27.

Coly's manager confirmed Coly's death in an Instagram statement on Thursday, October 3, writing, “Rest in peace @iamlucascoly I love you bro.” My heart is torn in half. Wait for me up there 🙏.”

In a second social media post, the manager said he felt “a hole in his heart right now.”

“Being your manager was one of the reasons I stayed here. “There’s a hole in my heart right now, Lucas,” he added. “We talked about our problems the whole time but smiled for the fans. So many people hurt us over and over again, but we had each other. I don't know what to do now. I would be a hypocrite if I forbade you, and I do the same thing.”

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The manager continued: “Honestly, Lucas, it hasn’t started yet because I refuse to believe you’re gone. Heart torn to pieces. God send him back here. Please 💔 I’m broken here #riplucascoly #checkonyourfriends.”

In a third post shared on Instagram, the I Discover Stars Entertainment talent manager was seen crying in a video. He captioned the post, “Check on your loved ones.”

A few hours earlier, Coly posted “I love you all” with an orange heart emoji on his Instagram Story.

A cause of death has not been publicly announced.

Coly's rep also asked for prayers for the late singer's girlfriend. amber.

“I'm not feeling well. Pray for Amber,” Coly’s longtime manager wrote on Facebook, claiming he spoke to the rapper on the phone “shortly before” his death. “He loved all his fans. 2024 was the worst year of my life. Lucas was more of a brother to me than my client.”

He added: “Amber will confirm the news when she is ready. Please give her time to process and heal. As soon as the funeral arrangements are finalized, I will publish them here.”

Coly, who was born in France and immigrated to the United States at age 8, rose to fame on Vine 10 years ago. He is best known for the song “I Just Wanna”.

“Most of the time people don't know that I speak French because I don't just tell people,” Coly previously said during an interview with DJ Smallz Eyes. “Sometimes they ask me where I'm from and I say, 'Well, I was born in France, but I actually grew up in the United States.'”

Coly was fluent in French and often incorporated the language into his songs.