ATLANTA, Feb. 7 -- Rapper Lil Jon confirmed on Friday the death of his 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith, after police recovered a body in a pond north of Atlanta, Georgia.

"I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother [Nicole Smith] and I are devastated," Lil Jon wrote on Instagram. He described Nathan as an "amazingly talented young man," noting that he was a music producer, artist, engineer, and a New York University graduate.

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Nathan, who performed professionally as DJ Young Slade, was last seen leaving his home in Milton, a suburban town about 30 miles north of Atlanta, early Tuesday morning, February 3. The Milton Police De...