Overview

• Posts attributed to his mother, Shazola Nay, and a cousin on Facebook said Raymond Harper, known as Rolling Ray, has died.
• Hindustan Times reported it could not independently verify the mother's private Facebook post, and no official confirmation has been issued.
• Coverage notes the reports surfaced a day before what would have been his 29th birthday.
• Tributes from fans and public figures, including writer George M. Johnson, spread across X, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Rolling Ray gained fame on MTV’s Catfish: Trolls, popularized the term “purr,” and had documented health struggles including burns in 2021, COVID-19 in 2022, and pneumonia with a blood infection in 2024.