{"id":336906,"date":"2026-02-07T11:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lil-jons-late-son-praised-him-one-year-before-death"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:26:14","slug":"lil-jons-late-son-praised-him-one-year-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lil-jons-late-son-praised-him-one-year-before-death","title":{"rendered":"Lil Jon’s Late Son Praised Him One Yr Earlier than Demise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lil Jon<\/strong><\/a>‘s late son, Nathan Smith<\/strong> AKA DJ Young Slade<\/strong>, praised the rapper for being a present and heavily involved father in a heartbreaking resurfaced interview from nearly 1 year before his death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Check out his March 2025 interview with the nonprofit organization 360 Baseline — he looked thrilled to confirm Lil Jon was “always showing up” for him, even turning down gigs to be present for his birthday when he was a kid. He added that he never had to worry about his father falling into the stereotype of being an absent black father “because he was always there.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Nathan was pronounced dead<\/strong><\/a> Friday afternoon … just days after he went missing<\/strong><\/a> from his home in Georgia. Authorities began the search for him Tuesday, and unfortunately, found him in a pond near his residence.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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Lil Jon confirmed the news in a statement first shared with TMZ, saying he and Nathan’s mother Nicole<\/strong> are “heartbroken” over the loss. He described his son as the “kindest human being you would ever meet” and someone who was “immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warmhearted.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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It remains unclear how Nathan ended up in the pond … but the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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