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)

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Shawty Lo on stage at the Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash 18 in 2013. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/Special to the AJC)

Many 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.