After nearly three months, the cause of death of TobyMac's son, Truett Foster McKeehan, has been revealed. A rep for TobyMac confirms to ET that McKeehan died of an accidental overdose of. Truett McKeehan Dies at 21 Death Cause. Truett Foster McKeehan, the oldest son of rapper Toby McKeehan, dies at the age of 21, according to The Tennessean. McKeehan was just 21 years old. “Truett did pass away at home in the Nashville area sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning,” the rep said in a statement issued Thursday morning to USA Today Network — Tennessee.
Christian rapper TobyMac’s son died of a drug overdose, Page Six confirmed Wednesday, nearly three months after.Truett McKeehan, an aspiring rapper, died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and amphetamines, a rep for the musician said.Toby, 55, stopped a week-long tour in Canada to travel home to be with his family in Tennessee after his son went into cardiac arrest on Oct. The “Made to Love” crooner and his wife, Amanda Levy McKeehan, also share children Judah, Leo, Marlee and Moses McKeehan.Toby took to Instagram to pay tribute to his late son a day after he died.“He was a magnetic son and brother and friend. If you met him, you knew him, you remembered him,” he wrote alongside of his son. “His smile, his laugh, the encouragement he offered with words or even without. He had an untamable grand personality and dreams to match.
And he hated being put in a box.”Truett was an aspiring rapper and had already released songs and videos online under the stage names Truett Foster, truDog, TRU and Shiloh. He and his father had collaborated on various songs.
In a tribute written by TobyMac, and obtained by Fox News shortly after his son's death, TobyMac said his son 'had joy that took the room when he entered.' 'He was a magnetic son and brother and friend. If you met him you knew him, you remembered him,' TobyMac wrote. 'His smile, his laugh, the encouragement he offered with words or even without. He had an untamable grand personality and dreams to match.
And he hated being put in a box.' He expressed himself through the music he made,' continued. 'And by made I mean, written, recorded, produced, mixed, and designed the art.
A true artist. His first show was a week ago, and it was nothing short of electric.' Everyone felt it, everyone knew it,' he recalled. 'He could’ve easily taken the easy route and put music out when he was 12, 14, 16, even 18, but he always said he wanted to live some life and have something to say before he did it.
He didn’t want to be a child star, he wanted to be a man with scars and a story to tell. I always admired, respected and encouraged that stand.'
He added: 'Truett always had a soft spot for God. The Bible moved him. His heart was warm to the things of his King. He was by no means a cookie-cutter Christian but give me a believer who fights to keep believing. Give me a broken man who recognizes his need for a Savior every time. That’s who Truett was and how he should be remembered.' TobyMac went on to share his 'last moment' in-person with his son, which was the Thursday before his death at the Factory in Franklin, Tenn.'
I had to leave the next morning very early to fly and start our Canadian tour,' he said. 'As I stood in the audience and watched my son bring joy to a room, I was as proud as a “pop” (as tru called me) could be.
It was the culminating moment of a dream that he had since he was 12.' It couldn’t have been sweeter. Our music, and what we say lyrically couldn’t be more different, but the outcome was much the same offering a room full of people a few minutes of joy in a crazy world.' In his tribute, TobyMac also shared the last text message exchange he had with Truett, where he told his son how proud of him he was, to which Truett responded: 'love you dad. Thank you so much. You have always believed in me.
Make me feel like a superhero.'
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