American rapper Jonathan Brown, better known as Baby CEO, has reportedly passed away at 20.

Big CEO, his elder brother, broke the sad news in a series of posts on his Twitter page on Wednesday.

“My lil brother Baby Ceo has passed away. Please pray for our family!! Why God,” he wrote in one of the posts.

“You just had a baby lil brother I promise we got Yo son for life…My Lil brother was a legend out here. Keep his name alive.”

The cause of his death remains unknown as of the time this report was filed.

Baby CEO’s death comes about three years after the demise of Fredo Santana, an American rapper, whom many considered him to be a protege of.

The deceased, who is from Memphis in Tennessee, rode to the spotlight at a young age with frequent social media posts bordering on his violent lifestyle influenced by drugs and guns.

Baby CEO was signed with Santana when he started working with Savage Squad Records.

In November last year, he had announced the birth of his first child with a loved-up photo of himself and his lover on social media.

Tributes have been pouring in for the deceased as words of his death spread.