Justin “BeatKing” Riley, a Houston rapper and producer whose bawdy club anthems animated Southern party culture, has died at 39.
Justin “BeatKing” Riley, a Houston rapper and producer whose bawdy club anthems animated Southern party culture, has died at the age of 39.“BeatKing has been the best part of the club for over a decade,” she wrote. “He has produced and worked with so many artists, that his sound will forever live.”on Friday, Felder said BeatKing died Thursday from a pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot that blocks an artery in the lungs.He was taken to a hospital where he later passed away.
The musician, also known as “Club Godzilla,” rose to fame in the Southern rap scene with his debut album, 2010′s. In 2020, his popularity increased after his songs “Then Leave” and “Thick” went viral on TikTok.Erica Banks, a DeSoto native who worked on a song called “Toot That” with him, wrote on her Instagram story: “You were so full of life man, so funny, so cool. Thank you for being a major part of my journey.
DJ Outta Space called BeatKing a “legend” on his Instagram story. “He was a star from the moment we met,"he wrote.“They always knew I was BeatKing, but I’ve never had a song that’s entered their world like this,” he said. “All their friends just want to talk to me on FaceTime. They just can’t believe they daddy is a rapper,, Breaking Features Reporter. Uwa is the breaking features reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She previously reported for NBC News Digital and wrote for Slate.
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