Twitter is rife with the sad news that 24 year old New Orleans rapper Nicky Da B has passed away.

The 24 year old who collaborated with Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy on ‘Express Yourself’ “passed away after a brief illness”, according to The Times-Picayune (New Orleans Newspaper), who spoke to the artist’s manager.

The man born Nickesse Toney first came to the limelight in 2011 with his hyper active ‘Hot Potato Style’. Very sad news.