Police say that Petty Levels, an influential person, was found dead in Tampa, Florida, earlier this month.
\nHe was 23 years old when she died. Her real name was Mia Armaj Bennett and she was a rapper from Philadelphia.
\nAt around 1:30 pm, police were called to Northwest Tampa, close to the airport, because someone said they had found a body.
\nA police spokesperson told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the person who died was later identified as Bennett.<\/p>\n
Her death had \u201cno initial signs to suggest that foul play was a factor,\u201d the spokesperson said.
\nWhile the investigation is still going on, the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has not yet said what killed her or how she died.
\nBut after rumors spread on social media that she had died in Philadelphia, a family member told fans not to guess about her death.
\nThe anonymous family member told the Inquirer, \u201cAll of these claims and comments are not true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t even know exactly what happened so if everybody could just please bear with everybody on this subject, I\u2019m begging you, please our family is devastated.\u201d
\nAs a high school student, Bennett became famous on social media by posting short videos of herself dancing, traveling, and having a great time.
\nA few years later, in 2018, she began making short rap videos, which helped her fan base grow to the point where she could release her own music.
\nBennett was well-known for rapping with Latto on Fredo Bang\u2019s song \u201cFreak.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her own songs, like \u201cAin\u2019t It\u201d and \u201cMalibu,\u201d were also released.
\nEven though she was nervous about making the jump from Instagram to the music world, the musician had high hopes for the future.
\nIn 2019, Bennett talked to SayCheeseTV and said, \u201cJust know that Petty Levels will not just be an Instagram name.\u201d
\n\u201cSooner or later it will be on billboards, it will be on your playlists, it will be on the radio, it will be everywhere you go.\u201d
\nA musician and Instagram influencer with over a million followers has been getting a lot of tributes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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