Social media star and self-described “king of gay rap” Raymond Harper, best known by his alias Rolling Ray, has reportedly died aged 28.

Rolling Ray’s death was announced in a social media post by his mother Shazola Nay on Wednesday 3 September, who wrote that her son had “gone home to be with the Lord”.

“It is with a heavy, heavy heart that I let you know that my son Ray Ray (@Iamrollingray) has gone home to be with the Lord,” she wrote, The Sun reports.

“I thank everyone who has called or texted. This is going to be a long road. Please pray for us as we push forward to lay him to rest… only God knows.”

The social media sensation died just two days before his 29th birthday on 5 September.

Rolling Ray described himself as “the most famous boy inna wheelchair” on his Instagram, where h

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