Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo, who sadly passed away on September 21, 2016, was 40 years old. He was born on March 31, 1976.
Born as Carlos Walker, the artist died in an accident in in south Fulton County on the I-285 southbound ramp to Cascade Road.
Fulton County police say the crash happened around 2:20 a.m. when the 2016 Audi that Walker was driving crashed over a guardrail, hit several trees and caught fire at the Cascade Road exit.
Shawty Lo formed the hip hop group D4L with fellow Atlanta rappers Fabo, Mook-B and Stoney. The group released the popular songs "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" and "Laffy Taffy."
The rapper made headlines in 2013 when the Oxygen network announced plans for a special about his family, which includes 11 children with 10 women. After disapproval and online petitions, the special entitled “All My Babies’ Mamas” was cancelled before it even aired.