Bay Area rapper Young Curt has passed away, MTO News has confirmed. The rapper is the latest celebrity to pass away at age 27.
According to local reports, Young Curt – real name Curtis Denton Jr. was speeding on the Byron Highway in California at around 2am Monday morning. Police say that the rapper lost control of his vehicle, and drove straight through a curve and off the roadway into a ditch.
Unfortunately authorities say that Young Curt was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled. He was found in serious condition, and was taken to Antioch Hospital. That’s where Young Curt later died.
The rapper was 27 years old when he died. That’s become an eerily common age for a celebrity to die. And Young Curt’s fans on Twitter are pointing out the fact that he’s joined the infamous club of entertainers who died before their 28th birthday including Bluesman Robert Johnson, rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, painter Jean Michel Basquiat, rappers Stretch, Fat Pat, Freaky Tah, Fredro Santana and a host of others.
Rest in peace to Young Curt.