#1 Rip Lil Phat [rest in Peace] - 20 songs

RIP Rapper Lil Phat was fatally shot in front of an Atlanta hospital Thursday night. Lil Phat may have been best known for appearing on Webbie'*** song Independent The 19-year-old Trill Entertainment rapper Melvin Vernell III, who went by Lil Phat, was shot several times in the parking lot near Northside Hospital Women's Center. It was a tragic end to a promising rap career. RIP Lil Phat. RIP Melvin Vernell III of Trill Ent 2012. The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. A man was found shot multiple times in a car parked on the second level of a parking deck next to the hospital. The victim was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead later that night. Melvin Vernell III (July 25, 1992 - June 7, 2012), better known by his stage name, Lil Phat, was an American rapper and hip hop artist. Later the victim was later identified as Melvin Vernell III, a.k.a. Lil Phat. The police are searching for two men who were spotted fleeing the scene following the shooting, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Vernell was born in Waco, Texas, but moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana at an early age. He began rapping as a teenager, and was signed to Trill entertainment in 2008. The same year, he featured as a guest artist on fellow rapper Webbie's single Independent. In 2010, the rappers once again collaborated on the album Trill 4 Life. In 2011, there was a shooting at one of his concerts, after which one of his associates was arrested for second-degree ***. The parking deck has video surveillance cameras but it is not yet known if any useful images were captured. A motive for Lil Phat's shooting is not yet known A number of hip-hop figures have taken to Twitter to share their condolences, including Webbie. Lil Phat's lines on Webbie's song "Independent," with its deep bass cuts, are all his fans have left of him now. A tragic ending to a young life. RIP Lil Phat of Trill Ent... Rest in peace, Lil Phat.