Luv Resval’s manager, who died at the age of 24, pays tribute to him: “Music was his whole life”

“Tears prevent me from reading your messages.” It’s a heavy heart that Cocaine thanks to netizens this saturday for their support since the announcement of the death of rapper Luv Resval, whose manager he was. The artist and rising head of French rap succumbed this Friday, at just 24 years old, to a serious asthma attack, a “pathology that he suffered from since he was born,” his relatives explained in a press release on Instagram.

“Luv caught a cold in Canada,” details Cokein, who took over the management of the young rapper for eight years, in an interview in Parisian. “We had found Ventolin for him, but he still had difficulty breathing. His bronchial tubes were blocked.”

“He always said, ‘Don’t worry, he’s going to be fine,'” his manager continues. “He never rang the alarm bell, he wanted to be strong.”

“I had a great future ahead of me”

Born in Guinea, Luv Resval got his start in rap in 2017 by posting his first songs on the Soundcloud platform. But Cokein discovered the young rapper much earlier, when he was only 16 years old, thanks to the advice of his sister, who was educated at the same institute as the artist.

“I heard two sentences from him. It was enough to pierce my heart. There was something different in his texts. (…) I knew I had a great future ahead of me,” he says. Parisian.

A year later, Luv Resval became known to the general public thanks to a mixtape recorded with Alkpote, his mentor, also managed by Cokein. Then in 2021 he released his first studio album called Black Star, referring to Star Wars. A project since a certified gold record.

Music was his whole life. On stage or in the recording studio, she was happy. But as soon as it was over, it was hard for him. (…) He told me many times: I don’t see myself getting old. I know I will die young. I want to leave you something before I leave, concludes the manager.

Since the announcement of the artist’s death, tributes from artists and professionals from the world of rap have multiplied on social networks. A kitty has also been opened to “support the family” and offer “the best start for our Luv”, we can read on the site.