According to Billboard, Sharon Benjamin-Hodo, mother of popular US rapper Andre Lauren Benjamin, otherwise known as, Andre 3000 is dead. Billboard is reporting that Benjamin-Hodo was found dead in her Atlanta home on Monday May 28, 2013, one day after Andre’s 38th birthday. Cause of death remains unknown and the rapper has not spoken to the press either.


Andre 3000 is best known for being part of hip-hop duo OutKast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi.