BREAKING: It has been reported that an arising rapper whose affiliated with Meek Mill's crew has died, AllHipHop.com and HotNewHipHop.com reports, Lil Snupe, a Louisiana artist recently signed to Meek's DreamChaser's Records imprint was reportedly gunned down, and passed away today (June 20). He was 18.

Details behind the shooting are still unclear, but Snupe's manager confirmed the death early this morning via Twitter.

The call I got this morning is un real RIP 2 my Lil nigga lilsnupe http://t.co/3A7mNRmx66

Leem7st (@leem7st) June 20, 2013

In confusion over whether or not the teen officially died, Meek frantically tweeted out a message, making it believable that the young rapper was still alive.

tell lil snupe hit me up right now!!!

Meek Mill (@MeekMill) June 20, 2013

In April, Snupe told MTV News about signing with the Philly native's imprint. "He was in van, they was finna pull off. And I went and knocked on the van, on the window," he said. "They let the window down, grabbed the mixtape and it was like minutes later, 20 minutes later they called me."

Upon joining Dreamchasers Record, the teen was added with fellow acts on the foster Jahlil Beats, Lee Mazin, Louie V Butta, and Goldie.

Sadly, Snupe's last tweet was only 14 hours ago. Tweeting is:

i Hold it Down 4 Louisiana

LilSnupe (@LilSnupe) June 20, 2013