Overview

• The 28-year-old internet personality, born Raymond Harper, died in September, with Maryland officials receiving a report on Sept. 3.
• His family told the Washington Post he died of natural causes, aligning with the examiner’s statement to Complex that the manner is natural.
• Authorities have not released additional medical details or a specific underlying cause beyond the natural designation.
• Harper lived with spinal muscular atrophy from infancy and used a wheelchair from around age 10, with recent hospitalizations including severe burns in 2021 and pneumonia with a blood infection in 2024.
• He gained prominence from MTV’s Catfish: Trolls and a viral Divorce Court appearance, and tributes from Cardi B and Zeus Network highlighted his influence and humor.