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Mac Miller -

The rapper passed away on September 7, 2018, at the age of 26. He was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home, and was pronounced dead at the scene when paramedics arrived.

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Mac Miller - It was determined that the rapper had died from mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol), and the manner of death was certified as an accident.

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XXXTentacion - Rapper XXXTentacion was shot dead on June 18, 2018, as he was leaving a motorcycle dealership in South Florida. Police said the hip-hop artist, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was taken to the hospital before being pronounced dead.

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XXXTentacion - The controversial 20-year-old skyrocketed to fame with two consecutive albums, and was facing charges for domestic violence.

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Avicii - The 'Wake Me Up' DJ, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28. Avicii took his own life on April 20, 2018.

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Avicii - The Swedish star had retired from playing live in 2016, and his family described him as a "fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions" in a public statement after his death.

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Amy Winehouse - Pop-soul star Amy Winehouse shocked the world on July 23, 2011, when she was found dead in her London home.

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Amy Winehouse - She was known to struggle with drug and alcohol-related problems, in addition to battling mental health issues for years. The 'Valerie' singer was 27 when she died of alcohol poisoning.

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Lil Peep - The promising rapper was only 21 when he was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2017. He was known for blending hip-hop with emo music.

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Lil Peep - According to the Pima County Medical Examiner's office, Peep died accidentally from an overdose of fentanyl and generic Xanax.

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Tupac Shakur - One of the most influential rappers of all time, Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996.

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Tupac Shakur - He was shot multiple times and died six days later on September 13, at the young age of 26. Although many theories have arisen, the mystery of his murder was never solved.

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The Notorious B.I.G - The Notorious B.I.G, aka Biggie Smalls (real name Christopher Wallace), died only six months after Tupac's murder. The 24-year-old was leaving a party in Los Angeles when he was shot four times, dying on March 9, 1997.

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The Notorious B.I.G - Biggie's drive-by shooting also remains unsolved, but the murder was allegedly the result of the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry going on at the time.

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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - TLC's resident rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was involved in a fatal car crash in Honduras when she was 30. She was the only fatal victim out of eight people involved in the accident, dying on April 25, 2002.

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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Lopes had been documenting a spiritual retreat with family and friends, and her final days were forever captured in the VH1 documentary 'The Last Days of Left Eye.'

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Kurt Cobain - The Nirvana front man was a troubled soul who ultimately took his own life on April 5, 1994, at the young age of 27.

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Kurt Cobain - Grunge icon Cobain was found dead three days later in his Seattle home. He had recently checked out of rehab and his suicide note has since been widely distributed on the Internet.

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Selena Quintanilla - The Queen of Tejano music was shot by former employee and president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, on March 31, 1995. She ended up dying that same day from blood loss and subsequent cardiac arrest.
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Selena Quintanilla - Selena was a huge star, particularly among the Latino community, who broke many records. She was only 23 when she was killed.

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Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist and rock legend Jimi Hendrix also baffled the world when he died at 27. The talented musician was found dead in a London apartment September 18, 1970.

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Jimi Hendrix - According to the postmortem examination, Hendrix died of asphyxia after aspirating his own vomit while intoxicated on barbiturates.

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Aaliyah - The R&B star was only 22 when she died in a tragic plane crash on August 25, 2001.

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Aaliyah - Aaliyah was shooting the music video for her single 'Rock the Boat' in the Bahamas when the light aircraft crashed, killing an additional eight people.

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Jim Morrison - The Doors lead singer died in a Paris apartment on July 3, 1971.

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Jim Morrison - The 27-year-old was found unresponsive in a bathtub. Though the cause of death was ruled as heart failure, the details have remained unclear because no autopsy was performed.

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Eazy-E - In 1995, rapper Eazy-E, who was one of the members of legendary group N.W.A (alongside Dr. Dre and Ice Cube), was taken to the hospital for what he thought was an asthma attack. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY 2.0)

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Eazy-E - However, he was diagnosed with AIDS and died from complications related to the disease a month later on March 26, 1995. Eazy-E was 30.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown - Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's daughter Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Alpharetta, Georgia home in January 2015.

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Bobbi Kristina Brown - The 22-year-old aspiring singer was placed in an induced coma, but died a few months later on July 26, 2015. The underlying cause of death was described as "immersion associated with drug intoxication."

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Christina Grimmie - 'The Voice' finalist Christina Grimmie was shot while signing autographs after an Orlando concert on June 10, 2016.

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Christina Grimmie -

Grimmie, 22, was shot by Kevin James Loibl, who then killed himself on the scene. She was taken to the hospital but didn't survive the wounds.

See also: Celebrities who tragically lost family members.

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