Rapper Theophilus London, former collaborator of Tame Impala and Kanye West, is reported missing in Los Angeles
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- Rapper Theophilus London was reported missing in Los Angeles.
- The Los Angeles Police Department asked for help locating him in a Wednesday press release.
- London previously collaborated with artists including Tame Impala, Kanye West, and Lil Yachty.
Rapper Theophilus London was reported missing in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating him.
According to a press release published by the department on Wednesday, London was last seen in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles on October 15 around noon. His family members lost contact with him that month and he has not been seen since, according to the press release.
London, 35, is a rapper who was born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He released his debut EP "Lovers Holiday" in 2011, and most recently released the full-length album "Bebey" in 2020. London collaborated with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, earning a Grammy nomination for his performance as a featured artist on Ye's 2015 track "All Day." London's previous collaborators include Tame Impala, Lil Yachty, and Ian Isiah.
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In a statement to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, members of London's family said that they traveled to Los Angeles on Tuesday to file a missing person report, and that "the last time someone spoke with him reportedly stretches back to July 2022 in Los Angeles."
The statement asked for anyone with information about his whereabouts or well-being to reach out to London's cousin Mikhail Noel on Instagram at @iamdjkellz or to the LAPD, whose Missing Persons Unit can be reached at (213) 996-1800.
"Theo, your Dad loves you, son. We miss you," London's father, Lary Moses London, said in the statement. "And all your friends and relatives are searching for you. Wherever you are send us some signal. No matter what we will come get you son.
London is described by his family and the LAPD press release as 35 years old, Black, 6'2, 175 pounds, with dark brown eyes and a birthmark near his left eyebrow.
Noel did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Instagram. A representative for the Los Angeles Police Department told Insider that there were no further updates in the case past the press release published Wednesday.