Fact Check: Did Rich Homie Quan make 'Hit the Quan'? Meaning explained as viral tweet sparks ridicule

Rapper Rich Homie Quan recently died on September 5, 2024, at the age of 33. The Fulton County medical examiner's office verified his death, but they did not state why, a new claim on social media about the artist's work has created headlines.

Notably, a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Takeaslynn Gardner, who is active under the username @takeaslynn, listed the top five songs of Rich, which included a single titled Hit the Quan. However, it has been proved that Hit the Quan was not a song released by Rich. It was a single created by another rapper, iLoveMemphis.

Hit the Quan came out in July 2015 and the music video received a positive response online. The single also managed to reach the 15th spot on the US Billboard 200 and the top position on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard).

The only link between Rich Homie Quan and the single is that it was a tribute to the late artist. The title refers to doing similar dance moves that Homie Quan did in the music video of the song Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) which was released in April 2015.

According to the Dictionary, the phrase Hit the Quan was used in various social media memes. It is also common among people of all age groups and multiple videos became viral at the time of the single's release as people wanted to create their own versions of the song.

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Rich Homie Quan's father expresses his grief over his son's death

Also known as Dequantes Devontay Lamar, the artist became popular for his singles like Walk Thru and Ride Out. Following his recent demise, social media platforms were flooded with tributes from well-known faces from the music industry

Meanwhile, Rich Homie Quan's father Corey Lamar posted a tribute through his Instagram Story a day after the rapper's death. Lamar addressed the experience by calling it an "unbearable pain" and continued:

"Lord please please please help me to understand this. To lose my son, my 1st born, my best friend. Lord please let this be a dream… Y'all pray for me and my family. I feel like I'm crushed into a million pieces."

In an interview with Channel 2, Lamar recalled how he witnessed his son grow up into an adult and a father. Corey also addressed the time when Rich received a scholarship to play at the Fort Valley State University and added:

"He got homesick and came home. He got into some trouble and then he told me he wanted to be a rapper."

Lamar even described his son as a "trendsetter" and continued:

"I used to tell him there's a difference between his songs and making hits and he made hits and I know that his music will live on forever."

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Rich Homie Quan released multiple mixtapes over the years

The Atlanta, Georgia native's first mixtape, I Go In on Every Song, was released back in 2012. This was followed by Still Goin In the same year followed by three more mixtapes in 2013. Devontay Lamar's debut album Rich as In Spirit came out in 2018 and sold more than 10,000 units at the time. The album had 19 songs in the soundtrack.

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Furthermore, Rich Homie Quan's singles also received positive feedback since all of them managed to reach on top of the charts. He was featured in the songs of other artists such as Yo Gotti, August Alsina, and Lil Dicky.