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Sad news today from Vince Staples. The California rapper took to Instagram to announce the passing of his brother. Hit the jump to read more.

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The Odd Future affiliate rapper posted up a photo around 11AM today with the announcement.

Xanax killed my brother this morning. No matter what it’s not worth it. N.I.P.

This is tragic news for Vince, who finally was able to drop his debut album ‘SummerTime 06’ this year. Hopefully the rap world can use this as a lesson to stop promoting the use of Xanax and promethazine in their music. Future, who is arguably the hottest rapper in the game, constantly raps about those two drugs. Rappers should start taking responsibility for the bad influences they have on the black community.

Our condolences goes out to Vince and his family.

Hit the gallery to see Vince’s Instagram post.