Lil Phat

Lil Phat
File:Lil phat rapper.jpg Lil Phat in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Melvin Vernell III
Born	(1992-07-25)July 25, 1992 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	June 7, 2012(2012-06-07) (aged 19) Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2007–2012
Labels	Trill Entertainment Atlantic Records Killian&Co. (current) Asylum Records Warner Bros. Records (former)
Associated acts	Webbie, Lil Boosie, Foxx, Lil Trill, Shell, Mouse and Big head da dome doctor.

Melvin Vernell III (July 25, 1992 – June 7, 2012), better known by his stage name Lil Phat, was an American rapper. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Vernell began rapping as a teenager and was signed to Trill Entertainment in 2007 when he was 14 years old. He was best known for his contribution to the single "Independent" by Webbie. He made a number of guest appearances on Trill Entertainment releases before being killed at the age of 19.

Death

On June 7, 2012, Vernell was shot and killed outside Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs, Georgia, where he was awaiting his daughter's birth. Two suspects were spotted fleeing the scene, according to witnesses. Three men were convicted of the murder in August 2014. Related charges concerning a fourth defendant, Mani Chulpayev, were dropped.

Discography

Album Appearances

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2007	"Do It Stick It"	Trill Fam	Trill Entertainment Presents: Survival of the Fittest
	"Materialistic Bitch"
	"Watch My Shoes"
	"Rubberband Knots"	Foxx	Street Gossip
2008	"Do It Stick It"	Webbie	Savage Life 2
	"Independent"
	"Thuggin'"
	"Showing' Off"
2009	"My Avenue"	Lil Boosie	Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz
	"Top Notch"
	"I'm a Dog"
	"My Levi's"
2010	"Do It Again"		Incarcerated
	"Do It Bigger"	Trill Fam	Trill Entertainment Presents: All or Nothing
	"Turn the Beat Up"
	"Count My Money Backwards"
	"That's My Baby"
	"My Age Ft. Lil Trill "
2011	"What's Happenin'"	Webbie	Savage Life 3
	"Trilla Than a Bitch"
	"Right Now"
	"Bounce That"
	"Pops I Luv U"
2012	"Flush the Yayo"	OJ da Juiceman	Cook Muzik 2
2012	"In My Shoes"	Young Scooter	Plug Brothers
2012	By Any Means Necessary	Lil Trill	By Any Means Necessary
2012	Rarri	Bambino Gold	F*ck Being Indicted
2012	That's My Ju	Lil Mal	Live From Shady Oaks 3
2013	Pussy & Mouf	Mista Cain	Louisicain 2.5
2013	Stick Up Kidz	Bambino Gold	Strictly 4 Traps N Trunks 56 (Hosted By Bambino Gold)
2013	Roadrunner	Young Scooter	From The Cell Block To Your Block
2013	Fucked Her	Webbie	Savage Life 4
2014	Been Threw So Much	Young Scooter	Street Lottery 2
2014	Glocks Wit Drums	Bambino Gold	Strictly 4 The Traps N Trunks 86 (Hosted By Cap1)

See also

• List of murdered hip hop musicians

External links

• Lil Phat at Find a Grave

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