Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo, whose real name is Carlos Walker, died early Wednesday morning in a car crash in South Fulton county, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Fulton county police say the crash took place at 2:20am on I-285 when Walker crashed his 2016 Audi over a guardrail. He hit several trees and the car apparently caught on fire. Shawty Lo was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. 

The rapper was in the car with two women, both who were injured and taken to Grady Memorial hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Walker, once a member of the rap group D4L was known for rap hits such as “Laffy Taffy” and “Dey Know.” He was 40 years old. Back in 2013, the Oxygen network had planned to base a reality show about Lo’s blended family, which consists of 11 children and the 10 different women who mothered them.

--Kim Osorio