India, Feb. 19 -- A claim has gone viral that rapper Lil Poppa, whose real name Janarious Mykel Wheeler has passed away, allegedly from an overdose incident at the age of 25 in Madison, Wisconsin. The rumor of his death spread on social media. Later TMZ confirmed that he has passed away.

As of now, Lil Poppa's family or his representatives have not confirmed any incident involving the rapper.

The claim surfaced on the Instagram account rapaler2.0, which claimed that the 25-year-old has passed away at the age of 25. Some posts claimed that he was fatally shot. However, to reiterate, there is no confirmation of the same.

Here's the viral post:

The rumor spread like wildfire on social media with thousands of Lil Poppa fans turning to soc...