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Rapper Lexii Alijai’s cause of death ruled as accidental overdose


Lexii Alijai’s cause of death has been revealed (Picture: FilmMagic)

The cause of death of rapper Lexii Alijai has been revealed to be an accidental overdose of alcohol and drugs, after the star died on New Year’s Day.

Lexii – real name Alexis Alijai Lynch – died aged 21 on the 1 January, with her cousin confirming the news in a Facebook post.

This week a coroner confirmed Lexii died due to an overdose, after officials at Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office conducted tests and a post-mortem.

‘This individual died due to mixed fentanyl and ethanol toxicity and manner of death is accident,’ the office confirmed on Monday.

‘The Minneapolis Police Department is the investigating agency.’

They also ruled that she died in a hotel room in Minneapolis on the first day of the year and that the time of death was 10.36am.

Lexii grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and first became known for rapping over songs including Drake’s Girls Love Beyonce and Bryson Tiller’s Exchange, before releasing her first studio album, Growing Pains in 2017.

She dies in New Year’s Day

The star’s cousin, Raeisah Clark, previously confirmed her death in a Facebook post, writing: ‘Your [sic] a real Legend. If you know her or heard her music you’d feel chills.

‘Rest in paradise you’ll never be forgotten! I’m so lost for words…my beautiful cousin with so much talent & Unique soul Lexi Alijai. It’s too soon.’

Kehlani – who collaborated with Lexii in 2015 on her track Jealous – also posted a lengthy tribute to the rising star after finding out the news of her death.

She posted: ‘jus got the worst f**kin news ever. my heart is BROKE. F**K’, adding: ‘weakest saddest way to start a new year. i’m off this happy new year please please please please be safe out here. love on your people please. ‘it’s hard to have so much faith in god and that everything happen for a reason cuz it’s s**t i can’t imagine there ever being a reason for why bro.

‘i keep typing and backspacing. You knew what you meant to me, everyone knew what you meant. You were so special bro i seen you fight thru it all, i seen u thug it out.

‘Lex imma miss you so bad, you was about to get everything you always talked about. RIP MY BABY I LOVE YOU LEX 4L.’

She added: ‘i’m angry i’m confused i’m heartbroken i’m angry i’m confused. i love you lexii. my baby was 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This s**t was so much deeper than music that was my little sister.’

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