{"id":56832,"date":"2026-02-28T00:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/cause-of-death-for-lil-jons-son-has-been-determined-an-accidental-drowning\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T00:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:37:24","slug":"cause-of-death-for-lil-jons-son-has-been-determined-an-accidental-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/cause-of-death-for-lil-jons-son-has-been-determined-an-accidental-drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of Death For Lil Jon\u2019s Son Has Been Determined an Accidental Drowning."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Georgia\u2019s Fulton County Medical Examiner has determined Nathan Smith(stage name DJ Young Slade) died from \u201cdrowning in the setting of psilocybin use,\u201d the medical examiner\u2019s office said, being ruled as an accident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Per the report, a blood sample tested positive for psilocybin, which is described as \u201ca pharmacologically active hallucinogenic compound of psilocybin \u2014 hallucinogenic mushrooms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Under the pathologic diagnosis, the report also confirms that Smith\u2019s body was recovered from a retention pond and states there was water-immersion wrinkling in his hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bshntrk.com\/39S894\/964QF6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62783\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/v.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62783\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/v.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"292\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The discovery of the body came three days after 27-year-old Smith, a.k.a. 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