Bay Area rapper Lil Yase shot dead at 25 under mysterious circumstances

Lil Yase – a promising Bay Area rapper – was gunned down over the weekend in what amounts to a mysterious murder with no explanation so far … TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Yase tell us … he was indeed shot dead early on Saturday morning – and his body was discovered somewhere in the southern part of East Bay … which is miles from where he was. was last seen.

Our sources tell us that Yase was hanging out with his team late Friday night at a recording studio in Marin County – slightly north of San Francisco – and left alone at one point around 11:30 a.m. or midnight, telling his pals that he “ I’ll be back right away.

We are not told more than an hour and a half later that we learned that Yase had been shot somewhere in East Bay – which is darn close to an hour on the highway, depending on what part of town you are in. you’re heading There.

We’re told that the people in Yase’s inner circle are stunned – because he had no known enemies and hadn’t done anything they can see leading to something like this. Our sources say Yase may have played hard in his music, but in reality … all he was talking about was rap, promoting his label (Highway 420 Productions) and his comrades, and acting. There … he hasn’t had any beef with anyone anywhere, we’re told.

He had just posted a photo of himself on Friday, showing his Thanksgiving festivities … with a caption that read: “If my n **** trippin den I’m trippin it’s with UNK?? # HappyThanksGivin? “This is his last post on IG – and has since received tons of tributes from other artists in the Bay Area and beyond in the comments.

Yase started releasing music at the age of 18, but really burst onto the scene with his single “Get It In” in 2015 – of which he went on to create a remix that drew even more attention. national attention the following year.

He’s released a string of hits that have racked up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube over the years – including songs like “No Diss”, “Demon”, “What You Mean”, “Yeah Yeah”, “Furl “,” Bum B ****, “Mad”, “Workin” and many more.

Yase has collaborated with artists such as Yalla, AB Milli, Cash Kidd, G-Val, That Boy Tyson, Stunna June, IamSu !, Shoreline Mafia and several other musicians, local or not.

We have contacted Alameda County to confirm that Yase’s body is in their possession, and whether any suspects have been apprehended – so far … no word in return.