The cause of Lil Jon’s son’s death has been revealed.
According to an autopsy report released by the Fulton County Medical Examiner on Wednesday (February 26), the cause of death of Lil Jon’s son, Nathan “DJ Young Slade” Smith, was “accidental drowning while under the administration of psilocybin.” The documents further confirmed the presence of “the pharmacologically active hallucinogenic compound psilocybin – the hallucinogenic mushroom” in Smith’s blood.
XXL has reached out to Lil Jon’s team for comment.
Lil Jon’s son was first reported missing by the Milton, Georgia, police department on February 3, and his body was found in a pond three days later. Following Smith’s death, Lil Jon released a heartfelt statement on behalf of his family, including Smith’s mother, Nicole.
Lil Jon posted a message via E! “His mother and I are devastated.”
“Nathan is the kindest man you will ever meet,” he continued. “He was very loving, thoughtful, polite, warm, enthusiastic – he loved his family and friends very much.”
“We love Nathan with all our hearts and are incredibly proud of him,” he added. “He was loved and appreciated, and in our final days we take comfort in knowing that we expressed that sentiment to him.”
Before his tragic death, Smith was a club DJ and a graduate of New York University. The 55-year-old artist also works as a music producer and engineer.
