Nas and actor Louie “Original Don Dada” Rankin appeared together in the 1998 cult classic Belly. In 2016, they reunited for DJ Khaled’s “Nas Album Done” video and were able to spend some quality time together getting reacquainted.
On Monday (September 30), Rankin was involved in a fatal car accident in Ontario, Canada. As the news spread, Nas took to Instagram to memorialize his late friend with two photos them together on Khaled’s video set.
“Louie Rankin,” he wrote in the caption. “Great working with this man. A legend. In Belly you stole the show. “ You Wana Rump with bombaclot me??!” In @djkhaled video Nas Album Done, your presence was super live wire much needed. RIP Don Dada.”
Rankin played Jamaican drug kingpin “Ox” in the Hype Williams-directed film while Nas was cast in the role “Sincere.” DMX, Method Man and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins TLC also starred in the movie.
Nas’ character begins to question his life crime but reluctantly agrees to help DMX’s character “Tommy” sell a new batch heroin. Subsequently, they begin transporting the drug from Queens, New York to Omaha, Nebraska.
Rankin also acted in other films such as 2002’s Shottas and 2014’s We Run These Streets.
Details surrounding the crash are scare but are expected to be released soon.