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Lil Jon looked backmost connected his past travel pinch his precocious boy Nathan Smith successful an affectional societal media upload.
In nan clip, nan father-son brace took connected Japan, trying retired various foods, exploring shopping malls, modeling accepted garb, checking retired nan Fuji Speedway, and moreover sketching anime characters, among different activities.
The rapper noted successful nan caption that he’d asked Nathan — who went by DJ Young Slade — what he wanted to do for his day 2 years ago. Lil Jon wrote he wanted to “go to Japan.”
“I had nary thought that travel would go our last father-and-son trip… aliases his favourite 1 ever,” nan “Get Low” hitmaker continued successful part.
“We did everything—from museums and nutrient tours to Michelin-star sushi spots. We moreover watched samurai swords being forged… and sewage to usage them.”
Lil Jon noted that Nathan was “a large anime fan,” truthful nan brace took a drafting people pinch an anime book author, and that he “even sewage to study really to drift and thrust connected nan streets wherever nan drift civilization began.”
While admitting that nan travel was “expensive,” Lil Jon — calved Jonathan Smith — said he “didn’t care.”
“I saw really happy it made him,” he wrote. “He told maine it was nan astir nosy he’d ever had connected immoderate trip. It hits different now, knowing we won’t get to make memories for illustration that again.”
The rapper urged “anyone reference this” not to “put your family off.”
“Don’t opportunity ‘I’ll spot them later’ aliases ‘We tin do that later,'” he wrote. “Don’t skip nan agelong hugs dont beryllium frugal. Make agelong lasting memories erstwhile you can.”
“We each deliberation we person time… but we don’t cognize Allah’s plan,” he wrote successful nan heartfelt caption. “Love your group hard. You ne'er cognize erstwhile it’s nan past hug.”
“Love you, son,” he concluded nan post, signing disconnected arsenic “Dad.”
The Grammy grant victor confirmed his son’s drowning decease astatine nan property of 27 successful a connection to Page Six connected Feb. 6 — 3 days aft Nathan went missing.
“I americium highly heartbroken for nan tragic nonaccomplishment of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother [Nicole Smith] and I are devastated,” Lil Jon, 55, said astatine nan time, calling Nathan “the kindest quality being you would ever meet.”
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The Milton, Georgia Police Department confirmed that time that a assemblage was recovered from a Mayfield Park pond near Nathan’s residence.
Prior to his disappearance, he’d past been seen astatine his location connected nan greeting of Feb. 3, erstwhile he ran retired of nan residence.
“He whitethorn beryllium disoriented and successful request of assistance,” constabulary said astatine nan time, noting that they were “concerned for his safety.”
His origin of decease was revealed connected Feb. 27, pinch People revealing that Nathan perished of “drowning successful nan mounting of psilocybin use.” The mode of decease was ruled accidental.
The rapper’s eldest kid was laid to remainder two weeks aft his death. Jonathan wrote astatine nan clip that “Life will ne'er beryllium nan aforesaid without” his son.
The “Celebrity Apprentice” alum welcomed Nathan pinch estranged woman Nicole successful 1998. He’s besides dada to girl Nahara, whom he welcomed successful 2024 pinch woman Jamila Sozahdah.
