Rapper Lil Jon confirms son is dead after police find body in pond near Atlanta

Lil Jon (left) and son Nathan Smith in New York City on 24 October 2018. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Pencils of Promise

American rapper Lil Jon said on Friday that his son, Nathan Smith, has died, the record producer confirmed in a joint statement with Smith’s mother after police found a body in a pond north of Atlanta, Georgia.

“I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother [Nicole Smith] and I are devastated,” the statement said.