Fredo Santana's cause of death has been reported a day after the Chicago-born rapper died at the age of 27.

The Trapping Ain't Dead star passed away at his Los Angeles home on Friday night and was reportedly found by his girlfriend - thou [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ght to be the mother of his baby son Legend - lifeless on the floor.


According to TMZ, Fredo suffered a massive seizure and was dead when his girlfriend discovered him at around 11.30pm, as family members told the site.

No official cause of death has yet been confirmed, and there has been no public statement from LA police or the LA Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.



His death came weeks after Fredo - real name Derrick Coleman - was rushed to hospital with kidney and liver failure in October 2017, prompting him to tell fans he wanted to "slow down" and stop "getting high" as a way to face his demons.

He revealed from his hospital bed that he was thinking of going to rehab for treatment, which many fans believed was a reference to his cough syrup addiction.

Fredo was a user of sizzurp, also known as lean and purple drank, which is a prescription-strength concoction of codeine and promethazine that together make the user feel dazed and high.

In high dosage, it is linked to liver failure and seizure.

"Been in here since Friday doctor say a n***a had kidney failure an liver failure," he'd told Instagram followers after his terrifying hospital dash last October.

As a result, he said, a highly anticipated collaboration with his younger cousin Chief Keef - called Turbo Bandana - would be delayed.

"Thanks for everyone who prayed for a n***a I wouldn't wish this on my worse enemy," he added.

The rapper continued: "Hopefully I can be the face to sho n***as to slow down an we got our whole life ahead of us f*k being rock stars gettin high I got ptsd.

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