Georgia Entertainment Scene
Shawty Lo remembered by Atlanta rap community
Shawty Lo on stage at the Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash 18 in 2013. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)
By Melissa Ruggieri
Sept 21, 2016Many in the Atlanta rap community took to social media to express condolences over the death of Shawty Lo, who was killed overnight in a car crash .
The rapper, known for his hit "Dey Know" and the 2006 charttopper "Laffy Taffy" with his Atlanta group D4L, was known as the "King of Bankhead." He was 40.
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
