Rapper and influencer Brax has died at the age of 21, her mother confirmed with an emotional message on Instagram.
Letricia Loftin Russell, Brax’s mother, shared a video of clips of daughter, telling her followers: ‘Our angel, Braxton Blue.B Baker has ascended.
‘At the time of her ascendance she laid in sacred form. There were no scratches there were no bruises, her internal and external being was completely pure.
‘It was a spiritual release. God retrieved the angel He loaned us.
‘Braxton was in spiritual retreat, carefully crafting and curating her art. She has since dedicated her art to humanity and healing, composing two albums and three novels.
‘Most recently she was in the process of forming her brand merging her loves for fashion, and the work of Black queer revolutionary womxn.’
She continued: ‘Braxton knew that God was working through her, she had “vessel” and “gifted” permanently placed on her body.
‘She knew that her brilliance and art would be shared with the world in God’s timing. This is just the beginning, our whole beings are dedicated to sharing her sacred art with the world.
‘Braxton emphasized, “I’m just delivering God’s message, I’m here and it’s all beyond me. My purpose is way way far greater than me.”’
Brax, real name Braxton Baker, was born in 1998 in Richmond, Virginia, and was best known for her 2017 debut mixtape VERSE(atility) and 2018 single Lil B***h.
The influencer also has 104,000 followers on Instagram and tributes from friends and fans have filled the comments on her last post, which she shared in March 2019.
Her cause of death is unknown.
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