K-Lion: Trinidad’s rising dancehall star dies at 26
The
growing dancehall fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago now mourns the loss of
young talented deejay K-Lion, who died on Wednesday (June 10).
Born Kwinton Thomas, K-Lion was a 26-year-old native of the Belmont community in the capital Port of Spain.
Details are not clear at this time, however, per local reports, K-Lion suffered a medical emergency during his visit to Miami, Florida. The Extraordinary singjay reportedly collapsed following a seizure and died from a heart attack shortly after.
K-Lion, who’s been in the rebranded ‘Trinibad’ dancehall scene since 2018, rose to acclaim a year later as the young lyricist released his hit single Malandros.
The
song has racked up over 3.8 million views on YouTube alone. His versatile songs
are also available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms.
View this post on Instagram OUT NOW !!! K Lion – Team Ÿ’¯Ÿ¤™Ÿ½Ÿ’ŒŸ½ #loveandgunshots #malandros #6ix @cozier.mp3 #bilâ¤A post shared by Lion Heart Ÿ¦Ÿ’¯Ÿ¤™Ÿ¾Ÿ‡¹Ÿ‡¹ (@klionmusic) on Dec 18, 2019 at 11:05am PST
Already, hundreds of fans as well as members of the Trinbago entertainment fraternity have expressed their sadness at K-Lion’s passing, hailing the young virtuoso for being one of the better dancehall artistes of his time.
Trinidadian
radio and television personality, Kwesi Lee, more popularly known as SupaHype,
explained that the young artist had done something that couldn’t be done in the
past for Belmont, peace.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Presenter/businessman (@supahype868) on Jun 11, 2020 at 6:44am PDT
SupaHype
said K-Lion penetrated and bridged the gap between many factions in the Belmont
community.
