E-40 Mourns Lil Jons Sons Tragic Passing

In a statement Lil Jon shared with USA Today after confirming the death of his son, he said that he and Nathan's mother are 'extremely heartbroken' and 'devastated.'

The former couple asked for privacy during their time of grief. In his statement, the rapper paid an emotional tribute to his beloved son. 

'Nathan was the kindest human being you would ever meet,' he said. 'He was immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warmhearted.' 

He added, writing: 'He loved his family and the friends in his life to the fullest. He was an amazingly talented young man; a music producer, an artist and engineer, and graduate of NYU.' 

'We loved Nathan with all of our hearts and are incredibly proud of him,' the statement continued. 

'He was loved and appreciated, and in our last times together we're comforted in knowing that we expressed that very sentiment to him. Thank you for all of the prayers and support in trying to locate him over the last several days.' 

Lil Jon also wrote in an Instagram post he shared on Friday about his heartbreak. 

'This hurts so bad. I love you son,' he captioned a reel of throwback photos of him with his son over the years. 

Nathan's last social media post was on Instagram on January 6 when he shared a photo of him posing with his manager Lil Will and rapper Bow Wow at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. 

The Milton Police Department also shared a statement after divers located and retrieved his body. 

'Based on the investigation to date, there is no indication of foul play,' the police said as they added that they will continue to treat the case 'as an open and active investigation.' 

'No further details will be released until the official cause and manner of death are determined by the Fulton County Medical Examiner and all investigative leads have been thoroughly examined.'