Overview

• Relatives told the Washington Post that Raymond Harper, known as Rolling Ray, died of natural causes, a determination the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner described as a natural manner of death.
• The examiner’s office said it received a report of his death on Sept. 3 in Maryland; he was 28.
• Officials and family have not released a specific medical mechanism or detailed autopsy findings.
• Harper rose to prominence on MTV’s Catfish: Trolls and Divorce Court, popularized the slang term “purr,” and later appeared on Zeus Network shows.
• Following the September reports of his passing, tributes were shared by fans and public figures, including Cardi B and the Zeus Network.