Why is it rumoured that Lil Tay is alive? Mystery around 14-YO rapper and her brother’s death deepens; know all about it

The news of the death of 14-year-old rapper and influencer Lil Tay has caught the Internet on fire. On top of that, there is news that her brother Jason Tian, too, died at the same time. However, there are contradictory statements attributed to their parents, and no one knows which is true. Is Lil Tay alive? Is her brother alive?

The family's statement from Lil Tay's Instagram handle announcing her death and also her brother’s passing, went viral. However, now another Instagram story has been put up on an account that allegedly belongs to Lil Tay’s mother, which says that her daughter is alive.

Not only that, there are other posts on Instagram supposedly from the siblings, claiming they are alive but that their parents want them dead due to some issues.

First, take a look at the statement from Lil Tay’s account by her parents:

Lil Tay’s aka Claire Hope was extremely popular for her videos on social media, with some people raising an objection for luxury-promoting clips by a young kid who often used cuss words or offensive language.

Lil Tay claimed to come from a poor background and thus, displayed her wealth and material things when she started earning well. It is not clear whether her parents were managing her finances.

In her rap career, Lil Tay collaborated with rappers like Chief Keef and XXXTentacion.

In 2018, Lil Tay had disappeared from social media, and there were no updates for her, raising alarm bells for her safety and health. She later posted messages on Instagram that hinted she was mangled in family issues.

Reports said that her father Christopher Hope was exploiting his children and especially Lil Tay for financial gain.

DailyO reports that a Vancouver Police Department spokesperson told the New York Post that the police had not received any confirmed reports of the death of the siblings, and there were no investigations on either.

The teenage rapper’s former manager, Henry Tsang, also did not confirm or deny the news. He told the US Sun that he had been in touch with people who knew the family’s situation.

A new Instagram handle by the name of Termanii claimed to have a post from Lil Tay’s brother after the news of their death. The post talked about abuse by the parents. This handle has been hacked and there is a new handle with the same name.

The post read, “To be clear I am not dead. I don't have access anymore to the lil tay instagram account. My sister and I were winning our case. It was just a couple of days before we got it all back, all her social media and come out about the truth. Me and tay are not dead. We dont got access to the account. Our parents wants us gone off the internet but we will not go away. This is our new account (for now) They are spreading misinformation we are not dead. They’re the only one that got access to the account. Do not believe it. Our parents took everything and they abused tay, hard.”

“All we ask is to share this post to your story and follow this account. More updates in a couple hours. New update on my recent story.” Taking to Insta story, they posted, “I have decided to go live on Instagram as soon as we hit 25K. Everyone needs to hear the truth We are not dead,” the post added.

Take a look:

An unverified Instagram handle that belongs to Angela Tian, “the mother of Claire & Jason”, as it reads, has an Instagram story that says, “My daughter is well and alive!” with a picture of Lil Tay.

There are other posts by her, urging people to “Do your research” before believing anything posted online. She has used the hashtag #ReturnOfLilTay. Angela has also posted that she will be going live tomorrow to speak on the situation.

FAQs

Q1:What happened to Lil Tay?
There were reports of rapper Lil Tay and her brother having died at the same time, after a statement allegedly put out by the singer’s parents from her social media account.

Q2:Is Lil Tay's brother dead?
Fourteen-year-old rapper Lil Tay and her brother Jason were reportedly dead. However, some statements allegedly by the siblings and also their mother claim they are alive.