Former Cash Money Records signee Alvin “Stone” Nelson has passed away while in a Louisiana Prison.
The rapper, who was part of Cash Money Degreez and in the duo D-Boyz with partner-in-rhyme Lac, reportedly died of natural causes. The news broke on CMDegreez.blogspot.com and confirmed by several associates who took to Twitter to express their grief.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Stone got his feet wet in the game while managing an artist for Soulja Slim before trying his hand at rapping. Throughout his career, he worked with artists ranging from Lil Wayne and Juvenile to T.I. and Mac 10, co-writing Big Tymers’ hit “Still Fly.”
After leaving Cash Money Records, Stone and Lac founded D-Boyz Entertainment in 2004, later signing a deal with 404 Music, Inc. and releasing Life of a D-Boy in 2009. Wayne appeared on the offering’s first single “It’s Your Money.”
Stone and Lac spoke with HipHopDX in May 2008, with the former explaining how the two penned “Still Fly.” “We just had to come up with different slang, all the things that would be hood rich,” he said. “And we laughing about ’em cause the shit was funny, but at the same time everything was real.”
HipHopDX sends its condolensces to Stone’s family during this difficult time.
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ok he didnt look too old so how do you die from natural causes at what seems to be a fairly young age
what are you 14?
Young people die all the time from natural causes. Aneurysms, heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, tumors, cancer.. etc. RIP
Some of those ain’t natural causes, though. Cancer’s a disease.
RIP still
Sometimes a nigga get bent over and he just cant physically take the train getting pushed down his tunnel. Boys ass damn near exploded i heard. Fuck wit me. Dipset
Even tho I hate New Orleans and everything related to it R.I.P. regardless.
get a life.
YMCMB soldiers are the realest around. Birdman got a bunch of stone cold killas out here on the streets. Stone will be missed, but never forgotten. Birdman’s taken care of the family already so they’re set. Stone was a casualty of war, but Birdman’s got more. He run these streets, and I’m his accountant.
You do know Stone left Cash Money in ’04 and joined UTP for a while, right? Still, at least YOU have a good head on your shoulders-unlike a certain “YESSIR” who’d probably say he had it coming for leaving Cash Money.
BEST KEEP MY NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH BURMY OR THEM BIRD GANG KILLAS IS COMING FOR YOU
5 LETTERS
quack quack to the bird gang losers.
Who hot sump to say bout MBG??
UON WANT No SMOKE.. CHILL TF OUT
Rest In Piss BITCHnigga
Yup- until your mother dies…
whats a ni55a?
or does weezy’s keyboard not have a G key?
Mac 10? Nah man it’s Mack 10!
Stop hatin on a real nigga
RIP homie ur name will always hold weight. Kill Stone aka Mr Magnolia nobody held the project down like u. Ik U, Slim and Disco up there joked out. Y’all finally get to c Wa Wa again
R.I.P Stone
I am so saddened to find this out! You have been on my mind for the past few years and to find out you passed away hurts me to the core. You rest in peace Alvin.