Reports suggest that rising New Orleans bounce star Nicky Da B may have passed away.

UK music publication Fact Magazine reported the loss of the 24-year-old singer, real name Nickesse Toney, this afternoon. In addition, the NOLA Hiphop Archive and Big Freedia both tweeted the news.

As yet, there is no official confirmation from the artist’s family. (NoDef sincerely hopes the reports prove untrue, although unfortunately this appears less and less likely.) There was no indication of cause of death.

Despite his young age, Nicky Da B enjoyed enormous popularity as a pioneer of New Orleans' unique "bounce" style of sexually liberated music. A track he created with Los Angeles-based musician Diplo in 2012, "Express Yourself," went viral online, bringing bounce music, twerking, and Nicky to an international audience.

*Update: NOLA.com reports that Nicky Da B's manager has confirmed the artist's passing.

Watch Nicky Da B in “Hot Potato Style” and his breakthrough collaboration with Diplo, “Express Yourself”: