It appears as if Shy Glizzy is now the latest celebrity victim of a death hoax. Late last night (Aug. 16), rumors on social media began to swirl that the D.C. rapper was shot and killed with many pointing to a local blog as a source. Not long after, DJ Flow, his official DJ, took to Twitter to quickly shut down the gossip. “Shy Glizzy is alive. F**k is wrong with y’all,” he stated early this morning (Aug. 17). He also shared a text exchange “for the weirdos who need confirmation.”

As far as how this debacle could’ve happened in the first place, an Instagram post seemed to allude to a case of mistaken identity. “[Shy Glizzy] is alive and the person shot tonight is conscious and breathing, and isn’t him!” said user whiteb0yy.

Currently signed to 300 Entertainment, the Glizzy Gang captain continues to sail off the February release of his latest album, Flowers, a 20-song effort with assists from Chris Brown, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, 21 Savage, and EST Gee. Back in July, he was spotted connecting with Drake and 21 Savage during the D.C. stop of the “It’s All A Blur Tour.”

As previously reported by REVOLT, teenage sensation Lil Tay was thought to have passed away following a message shared on her social media account. Fortunately, it was revealed to be the result of her account being hacked, as she explained in a statement to TMZ. “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say,” Tay’s message read. “It’s been a very traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones, all while trying to sort out this mess.”