Who Was Lil Poppa? Hip Hop Artist Dies At 25 | Check Net Worth, Relation With Toie Roberts

Lil Poppa Dies At 25: Hip Hop artist, Lil Poppa, the man behind chartbusters like 'Love and War', 'Eternal Living', 'Pledge', etc died at the age of 25. The artist was struggling with a congenital condition, sickle cell anaemia. Following the confirmation of Lil Poppa's death, several media reports confirmed that he had left behind a three-year-old child with Toie Roberts.

Lil Poppa, whose real name is Janarious Mykel Wheeler, was a Florida-based rapper and was declared dead after 11 am ET in Fulton County, USA, according to media outlet 11Alive.

Lil Poppa Net Worth

The genZ rapper was on track to become one of the most popular rappers in America. His earnings rose sharply in the past few years. Entertainment finance trackers place Lil Poppa's net worth at death somewhere between $1 million and $5 million, with most biographical databases clustering around $1.5 million to $3 million, built across seven years of music and touring income, according to an Economic Times report.

Lil Poppa Earnings Source

The Florida-based artist was earning from streaming, touring, merchandise, YouTube, label payments, and high profile brand deals. Each release, tour, and video was feeding new income. The financial rise ended mid-climb, not at a plateau, with major projects already scheduled for later in 2026.

A major chunk of his earnings also came from YouTube. His YouTube channel had nearly 7.6 lakh subscribers, and his albums and songs enjoyed an estimated 602 million total views across 137 uploads.

Individual videos also contributed strongly to Lil Poppa's net worth. The music video for "Eternal Living" had passed 20 million views on YouTube, feeding both advertising revenue and discovery of his wider catalogue. High-performing clips like this typically boost streams on audio platforms, helping touring demand and merchandise interest at the same time.

The Almost Normal Again national tour in 2025 covered 20 cities, including New York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, and a closing show in Jacksonville.

Lil Poppa Family

Lil Poppa was reportedly dating Toie Roberts, an entrepreneur and the eldest daughter of rap mogul Rick Ross. The couple had a three-year old son named PJ, who is the only publicly confirmed child of the late singer.

Lil Poppa Career

At 25, Lil Poppa had already released five albums and held a major label distribution deal. His most recent national tour visited 20 cities and ended in Jacksonville, the largest headline run of his career. A New Orleans performance was booked for 21 March 2026, and a new album for spring 2026 was in production when death occurred.