Following reviews that Lil Tay had died, the web rapping sensation says she isn’t lifeless and that hacked social media led to the reviews of her dying.

The pretend information in regards to the little one rapper and influencer’s dying arrived this previous Wednesday as a consequence of an Instagram publish claiming to be from members of the family.

Monsters and Critics reported in regards to the rapper’s alleged dying. As well as, it was believed that Lil Tay’s brother had additionally died, primarily based on the pretend social media publish.

In a message offered to TMZ by her household over a day later, Lil Tay advised everybody that she and her brother are alive and effectively.

She referred to as it a “very traumatizing 24 hours” as a consequence of how many individuals have been reaching out as a result of they thought she had handed away.

The rapper additionally referred to as out the pretend IG publish, suggesting it was performed by somebody to “unfold jarring misinformation and rumors.”

Lil Tay says she and her brother are ‘protected and alive’ after ‘account was compromised’

“I wish to make it clear that my brother and I are protected and alive, however I’m utterly heartbroken, and struggling to even discover the best phrases to say. It’s been a really traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I used to be bombarded with infinite heartbreaking and tearful telephone calls from family members all whereas attempting to type out this mess,” Lil Tay’s assertion through household mentioned, per TMZ.

Moreover, Lil Tay claims her Instagram account was hacked, which precipitated the flood of pretend dying reviews to reach on-line.

“My Instagram account was compromised by a third social gathering and used to unfold jarring misinformation and rumors concerning me, to the purpose that even my title was flawed. My authorized title is Tay Tian, not ‘Claire Hope,’” the assertion mentioned.

A since-deleted Instagram publish arrived on Lil Tay’s account on Wednesday morning, claiming it was from her household about “Claire’s sudden and tragic passing.” 

“We’ve no phrases to specific the insufferable loss and indescribable ache,” the publish mentioned, including, “Her brother’s passing provides an much more unimaginable depth to our grief.”

“Claire will ceaselessly stay in our hearts, her absence leaving an irreplaceable void that can be felt by all who knew and beloved her,” the pretend social media publish mentioned.

Tay mentioned that Meta, who owns Instagram, helped her regain management of her account, and the pretend IG publish about her dying was deleted.

Lil Tay’s most up-to-date IG publish is about late hip-hop artist

As of this writing, there are not any current posts on Lil Tay’s Instagram web page or uploaded to her IG Story. Her most up-to-date IG publish is from June 18, 2018, paying tribute to the late XXXTentacion.

The hip-hop artist, actual title Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was murdered that day in Florida after he was shot close to a bike dealership.

Lil Tay’s publish caption praised the late rapper, mentioning how he “modified” and impressed her.

“As a father determine, after I don’t have one, you have been right here, FaceTiming me and calling me for hours after I’m down, 3 hours in the past you introduced the Charity occasion we have been going to throw, we had every little thing setup, I can’t consider this, the evil on the earth, This isn’t good Bye I Love you Bro,” the caption mentioned.