WorldStarHipHop founder Lee O’Denat dies at 43

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that Lee ‘Q’ O’Denat, founder of World Star Hip Hop, has died.

TMZ reports that he died Monday evening in his sleep. While sources are speculating O’Denat suffered a heart attack, no official cause has been released.

— Video of mom encouraging daughter to fight sparks outrage — 

According to a recent New York Times profile, the Queens, New York, native was of Haitian heritage and started World Star Hip Hop in 2005 as a place to post mix tapes. The site later gained notoriety as a hub for hip-hop videos, fight clips and other outrageous footage that often goes viral.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE