The Pack’s Young L (born Lloyd Omadhebo) has reportedly passed away at age 39, and musicians are remembering the artist.
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Too Short shared the news on Instagram Thursday (Nov. 12) with a heartbreaking tribute paying homage to the artist “Rest in peace Nephew. You & The Pack influenced so many artists it’s impossible to measure the impact that you had on the culture,” the Bay Area legend wrote. “If you know you know. R.I.P. Young Lloyd. I never heard a Young L beat that didn’t SLAP.”
A cause of death has not been shared.
Short signed Young L and The Pack to his Jive Records imprint, Up All Nite, in the mid-2000s following the success of their breakout hit “Vans” and served as a mentor for the crew.
Comments from plenty of hip-hop contemporaries poured into Too Short’s comments section, with the likes of G-Eazy, Ty Dolla $ign, Chuck Inglish, LaRussell, Casey Veggies, Guapdad 4000 and more reacting to Young L’s passing.
“Definition of a legend changed the game forever,” G-Eazy penned.
Young L formed The Pack alongside Lil B, StunnaMan and Lil Uno in 2005. The Berkley native mixed the West Coast’s hyphy movement with elements of The Neptunes’ futuristic production to define the group’s signature minimalistic sound.
“I LOVE YOU BIG BRO. I can’t stop crying. I done listen to yo dang voicemails 1000 times already. Imma miss them late night and early morning calls,” Lil Uno wrote on IG. “But like we always say we gotta complete the mission. Watch over me, I need you.”
“I can’t believe it, I don’t wanna to believe it this shit hurt man, I don’t know what to do,” StunnaMan added in a tribute to Young L on his IG Story.
Oakland rap dignitary Mistah F.A.B. also gave Young L his flowers on social media. “YOUNG LEGEND, the master mind, the Architect, the creator it wouldn’t be no DOPE ERA CLOTHING IF I didn’t see him drawing up and cooking @pinkdolphinclothing ideas at moms house in EL CERRITO,” he wrote. “THE PACK THE TRENDSETTERS AND SITTING IN THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BABY BRO.”
After releasing a pair of mixtapes, The Pack earned its breakthrough hit with “Vans,” which arrived in 2006 and reached No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the group’s only entry on the chart.
The Pack released a pair of projects on Too Short’s Up All Nite: Skateboards 2 Scrapers in 2006 and 2007’s Based Boys. After leaving the imprint, the crew’s final album came with Wolfpack Party in 2010.
It wasn’t just about the music for Young L, who also had a passion for skateboarding and clothing. His Pink Dolphin clothing line became a prominent streetwear brand in the early to mid 2010s. The line also shared the news of his death on Instagram Thursday. “We are sad to announce that the founder and creator of Pink Dolphin has passed,” read the statement. “Rest in peace and thank you for all you did for the culture and the impact you had on the community. LEGENDS NEVER DIE !”
