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The Last Tweets From These Late Musicians Are Haunting Reminders Of Their Final Thoughts

R.I.P.
by 10/8/2015

Losing your favorite musician to death is the worst thing for a fan to endure. One minute, you’re reading their funny or inspirational messages on social media—maybe even retweeting or favoriting them—and the next thing you know, they’re gone.

Looking back at their last social media posts can be an eye-opening look into their mind-set before they died. Whether they’re good, bad, sad or angry, there’s always something to be learned.

Here’s a collection of late musicians’ final tweets. Let’s see what we find.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Just a couple of days before she passed, Amy posted a very odd tweet. Since it didn’t make such sense, there were rumors that she could have been intoxicated at the time. On July 23, 2011, she passed away from alcohol poisoning.

  • Heavy D

    The “Overweight Lover” himself posted a meaningful tweet about inspiration before dying on November 8, 2011.

  • DJ AM

    DJ AM published a message about his hometown of New York City not being all it’s cracked up to be, prior to dying on August 28, 2009.

  • Lil Snupe

    Snupe showed his home state of Louisiana some love in his last Twitter post. He was fatally shot on June 20, 2013.

  • Michael Johns

    The former American Idol died of dilated cardiomyopathy on August 1, 2014, before posting a tweet about the beauty he saw in a court.

  • Doe B

    T.I.’s protege retweeted a fan’s tweet the same day he passed away on December 28, 2013.

  • Andrae Crouch

    The gospel singer was busy promoting his tour before his death. He died on January 8, 2015—one month after the tour began.

  • Mindy McCready

    Mindy’s last tweet expressed a mix of anxiety and optimism. On February 17, 2013, just over a month after the death of her boyfriend, she fatally shot herself on her porch.

  • Dolla

    Dolla’s last tweets were also his first. It turns out the rapper tweeted for the very first time just a couple hours before being murdered on May 18, 2009.

  • Wayne Static

    The rocker’s final post on Twitter was a promotional one. He passed mere hours after posting it. On November 1, 2014, he died from a mix of alcohol and prescription drugs.

  • Young B The Future

    The rising battle rap star was fatally shot five times on December 8, 2014. His final message was a retweet from a fan.

  • Simone Battle

    The G.R.L. group member committed suicide on September 5, 2014. Her last tweet was published three days before her death. It showed her excitement about performing at an upcoming show.

  • Chinx

    The French Montana-affiliated rapper was gunned down on May 17, 2015. Before losing his life, he posted a series of tweets. One gave a song of his a shot out, another was of an Instagram photo. But the most interesting one was a retweet of quote about love and pain.

  • Steez

    The Pro Era rapper and close friend to fellow MC Joey BadA$$, Steez is rumored to have killed himself due to his last tweet—which he posted the same day he died, Christmas Eve 2012.

  • Cory Monteith

    Mostly known as an actor on Glee, Cory was once singed to Colombia Records. Sadly, he died from a drug overdose on July 23, 2013. His final tweet was a funny one about the Syfy movie, Sharknado.

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