Lil Jon Recalls Final Conversation With Son Nathan Before He Drowned: ‘The Next Day, I Got the Call He Was Missing’

Lil Jon experienced the tragic heartbreak of the death of his son, Nathan Smith, who died in February at 27 years old.

And now he’s sharing his story.

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20, and People obtained and published a gut-wrenching excerpt from the book on Wednesday (Oct.

14), featuring Lil Jon revealing his final conversations with his late son.

In the memoir, Lil Jon opens up about his son’s “emotional difficulties” and the “intense physical pain” he was going through.

Some days were so bad, according to the rapper, that Smith couldn’t get off the couch, and he was also in EMDR therapy to combat his emotional struggles.

“I’m on you because I love you,” Lil Jon told his son in their final conversation, according to his memoir excerpt published by People .

“I care about you.

I want you to get better.” Smith responded: “I’m getting there.

I’ve been going through a lot.

I’m working through it.

Give me some credit.” Jon wrote that Smith followed up with a heartfelt text message.

“Love you dad, got so much love for you.