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Ray Autry, the co-founder of the popular Hip Hop blog Kollege Kidd, has reportedly passed away from COVID-19 according to multiple reports.

Raysean Autry, the co-founder of the popular Hip Hop blog Kollege Kidd has reportedly passed away from COVID-19. His twin brother, Rich Autry, also a Kollege Kidd co-founder, is currently fighting off the coronavirus in the hospital. In an interview with The Sun , Rayseans brother PJ Taylor revealed Ray Autry passed away on December 29 from pneumonia induced by COVID-19. He had been hospitalized for at least a couple of weeks in Toledo, Ohio, Taylor stated. He was 34 years old. We were blindsided by his death. We couldnt even celebrate the holidays. His brother Rich is still in the hospital. They were on the same floor. The self-proclaimed Leader of the New Skool, Raysean focused on covering contemporary rap music and cultural commentary similar to DJ Akademiks. Over the course of his career, he garnered over 1.2 million followers on Instagram and over 371,000 YouTube subscribers. Kollege Kidds most recent post was promotional for Jay Louds new project Soul Talk, which is now mostly just filled with R.I.P. comments expressing their condolences to the media head. Read more