Kayo Redd’s Mother Debra Antney Speaks Out; Reveals Final Moments & Possible Reason For Suicide
It has all but been confirmed that Waka Flocka’s younger brother, aspiring rapper Kayo Redd, died from a suicide over the weekend. The official autopsy report should come at some point this week, but that is basically what his family and police are saying. The news is heartbreaking in itself, but adding in the fact that Debra Antney (Waka and Kayo’s mother) already lost a son (their brother) in 2000 from a car crash, that makes it that much harder.
“He had just left my house and he headed down the street and the next thing I knew was my son was dead,” the Mizay Entertainment CEO said in a phone interview yesterday afternoon. Debra was naturally fighting back tears as she spoke, explaining that her son had been struggling with the fact that he couldn’t help take care of her the way that Waka was doing. He had an upcoming eye surgery that was troubling him as well.
“My son was a good kid and I never had any problems with him,” Debra said. “I just don’t know why he would do such a thing?” It’s so, so sad…and truly goes to show that you NEVER know what someone is going through. Scrolling through Kayo’s Twitter, he seemed excited about the mixtape he’d recently released, Red Kisses, and the weekly radio show he was involved in. Little did the world know the demons that he was facing inside. Let’s make sure we are talking to our loved ones daily! RIP, Kayo!
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Stop lying! It was a blood sacrifice! He just released a mixtape and now commits suicide? He could not take care of her, the way Waka is doing? If that IS the case, then she should be good.
Don’t she manage Nicki Minaj, or had a hand in her career like Fendi stated. She has steady bread coming in, why should that stress be on him? Waka couldn’t put up the money for his little brother’s eye surgery? They both was going to standby and let him struggle? Fuck bofum!
This lame nigga killed himself because he realized how much he sucked at Rapping. If anyone listens to his mixtpaes they would laugh at this clown. Waka can eat a fat nutsack filled with white pig juice.
KayO Redd is now KayO DEAD!!!
I think you did not have to make that unnecessary comment….if you felt that way about someone who is now no longer living you could have kept it to yourself✔ like that is very disrespectful to KayO and his family they have had enough losses and now they have bullshit coming from left to right….this goes to all of you who have a problem or had something disrespectful to say about KayO Redd feel free to inbox me @662-394-3290 Thank and by the I block disrespectful bullshit and unnecessary bullshit….and just to let you know I carry myself as an educated classy and successful young woman but I can get ignorant and ratchet too Thanks for your time✌✌?
I agree with you….that was soooooo disrespectful…..this person obviously has NOT experienced a close death…..HIS COMMENTS WERE RUDE!!!!
I’m do glad you said that… That is horrible… You wait until the man pass away to say a paragraph full of nonsense…Wow!!
Well said!
Your a Bitch and let just say maybe i hope your shoe is untied while your trying to catch the light to cross a busy street at rush hour traffic and you trip….and hopeful karma takes care of the rest
👌🏾 break a leg 😼 plz
An opinion of one’s rapping prowess or lack thereof is no reason to say heinous things about someone you don’t know but I digress. Cyber Assholes Unite! Debra bore some nice looking children though. That is my opinion so don’t get your panties all up in a bunch. And for those who think they can rap better I will say in the immortal words of Tony D. Bad back, Bad back ’cause you Ducks can’t rap!
Just because u think his music sucks don’t mean nothing there is other people In the world doing more major damage to there lives he just didn’t kill himself just because of a mix tape he drop or that he couldn’t take care of his mom like no there was probably a reason he did it I mean and Waka has been threw alot lately so I wouldn’t be saying a whole bunch of stuff about somebody who had family die its not funny to be making fun of someone why don’t you see how they feel I love Waka for who he is and I love his music but I don’t make fun of him and say a whole bunch of stuff about him cause I know how he feels when his brother died like my momma said don’t judge a book by its cover
He was not a blood sacrifices!!! You fuckin idiot!!!!I knew him personally all tho he seemed like a happy person I can think back on conversations that hinted suicide why are ppl on here talking bad about him he really was a great person
CAUSE THEY ARE IGNORANT…RIP KAYO
You know the real sad part about this? is that a young man in the prime of his life, took his life! this is the reality!! it doesn’t matter where you come from, what you do, or where you’ve been. there are situations in people’s lives, including ourselves, that are going to come up that we all feel like there’s no way out! this is coming from a real OG, from way back when, that was blessed to have made it out alive!! we have to remember that our God in Heaven says, He dwells in US. when we remember at any time, & at every point of Our Lives, that He dwells in us.. and that we are given the power to tread over serpents and scorpions, in whatever situation comes up.. it’s never a good thing for suicide to be the option! however we don’t always know what people are going through.. And unless we have been in someone’s shoes, and have traveled there within them. everybody handles things differently! it doesn’t matter who the brother or the mother of this young man was!! the sad part is there is a young beautiful baby boy that’s no longer here because he felt he did not have any other option, but suicide!! we have to continue to pray for one another, and pray for ourselves that we do not become heartless to things like this! A life is important, whomever it is! I Pray for his brother, and his mother Debbie, that the Lord in Heaven will heal and make peace in their Spirits eventually behind this tragedy…rest in peace young man, sleep with the angels in Heaven..