{"id":229693,"date":"2026-02-04T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/04\/lil-jon-asks-for-prayers-after-son-nathan-smith-is-reported-missing-in-georgia-come-home-safe\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:15:37","slug":"lil-jon-asks-for-prayers-after-son-nathan-smith-is-reported-missing-in-georgia-come-home-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/04\/lil-jon-asks-for-prayers-after-son-nathan-smith-is-reported-missing-in-georgia-come-home-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Jon Asks for Prayers After Son Nathan Smith Is Reported Missing in Georgia: \u2018Come Home\u00a0Safe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/lil-jon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lil Jon<\/a> and his family are asking for privacy and prayers after the rapper\u2019s 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith, was reported missing in Georgia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/lil-jon-name-that-tune-super-bowl-bad-bunn-1236081339\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/lil-jon-son-nathan-smith-missing-georgia-1236173150\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lil-jon-name-that-tune-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Lil Jon in the 'Name That Tune' \u201cHip-Hop Hooray!&quot; episode.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLil Jon Talks \u2018Celebrity Name That Tune,\u2019 Pitbull\u2019s GOAT Status &amp; How He Feels About Bad Bunny\u2019s Upcoming Super Bowl\u00a0Performance\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/asap-rocky-teaches-kids-how-to-rap-harlem-school-video-1236172775\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/lil-jon-son-nathan-smith-missing-georgia-1236173150\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/asap-rocky-celebrity-substitute-screenshot-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"A$AP Rocky on Celebrity Substitute\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tA$AP Rocky Returns to Harlem &amp; Teaches 4th Grade Kids How to Rap: \u2018Rap Is My\u00a0Life\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/nicki-minaj-scott-bessent-beez-in-the-trap-trump-summit-1236172776\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/lil-jon-son-nathan-smith-missing-georgia-1236173150\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2258677738-e1770222945686.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Nicki Minaj speaks to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as they attend the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tNicki Minaj Does \u2018Beez in the Trap\u2019 Trend With Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (Kind\u00a0Of)\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Milton Police Department shared a missing person\u2019s alert on Tuesday (Feb. 3) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/19P6Mwh9vY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>. Alongside two photos of Nathan \u2014 who makes music under the name DJ Young Slade \u2014 the post reads, \u201cSubject ran out of his house and has been missing since.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cSubject left on foot and does not possess a phone,\u201d it continues, directing those with relevant information to call 678-297-6300 or email to Det. Sarah Moore (sarah.moore@miltonga.gov). \u201cHe may be disoriented and in need of assistance. Family and friends are concerned for his safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a statement shared with <em>Billboard<\/em>, a rep for Lil Jon said, \u201cThe family is asking for privacy at this time.<br \/>We are also asking for continued prayers for Nathan to come home safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cTurn Down for What\u201d musician shares Nathan with estranged wife Nicole Smith, from whom he split around 2022 after about 18 years of marriage, according to <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-nicole-smith-lil-jon-wife-8579237\">People<\/a><\/em>. The stress of their separation led Lil Jon to make his 2024 album <em>Total Meditation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve always kind of meditated a little bit,\u201d he told <em>XXL <\/em>that year, \u201cBut when I turned 50, started going through a lot of things. Started going through a divorce, I\u2019m separated now, and all the emotions from the divorce and all that process was really getting to me. So, I found I had to start to go within to calm myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLil Jon is also a dad to 1-year-old daughter Nahara, whom he welcomed in 2024 with his girlfriend, business owner Jamila Sozahdah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/lil-jon-son-nathan-smith-missing-georgia-1236173150\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lil Jon and his family are asking for privacy and prayers after the rapper\u2019s 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith, was reported missing in Georgia. 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