"Mental health is no joke" - Tributes pour in after Orlando rapper Maxon Margiela dies at 21

Maxon Margiela, a 21-year-old underground rapper from Orlando, reportedly died in the early hours of November 17, 2025. Maxon Margiela, born Mason Reyes, credited as one of the first Gen Alpha hip-hop artists, is known for his songs S*xual Fantasies and SUCK!

According to PrimeTimer, the young rapper's alleged cause of death was su*cide. However, no official source has confirmed this as of this article. Following the news of his death, his sister, Mya Reyes, took to Instagram to post a childhood photo with her brother, which was captioned:

"I love you. I miss you. Sleep well."

Netizens took to social media to pay tribute to Margiela. One X user urged people to check on their loved ones, writing:

"Heart breaking, so young - mental health is no joke please can (sic) on your friends :( my prayers and condolences to the family and friends."

Several netizens shared similar sentiments, calling for more awareness about mental health and dubbing his death a "tragic loss of life."

Others spoke about Maxon Margiela's music, saying that they wanted the rapper to get recognition for his work while he was alive. One user claimed that Margiela broke the mold for fellow rappers in Florida, adding that they knew several artists who began their careers in music because of the late rapper.

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Maxon Margiela reportedly signed a record deal with Columbia Records in early 2025

According to Famous Birthdays, Maxon Margiela was born in Florida on June 16, 2004. The rapper debuted his first track, titled Mansion, on SoundCloud in 2024. In November 2024, he released his debut mixtape, #healthy. However, his big break came later that month, after he released a track titled Austin Powers (named after the fictional Mike Myers character) on November 29, 2024.

According to Margiela's bio on Genius Lyrics, the song became a hit on social media, helping him secure a record deal with Columbia Records in March 2025. In July 2025, Margiela reportedly released his debut album, Filthy. Here is the tracklist for the 14-track album:

1. Want It All
2. Muddy
3. SUCK!
4. Turnt n' Rich n' Young
5. TTB
6. FilthyRich
7. SKRRTT!!
8. Wish u Well
9. Heaven Sent
10. Tokyo Drift
11. Who TF Are U?
12. S*xual Fantasies
13. Endless Season
14. Austin Powers

Maxon Margiela had over 100K monthly listeners on Spotify and over 57K followers on Instagram. He also reportedly performed a freestyle for On the Radar in 2025. The rapper's last released song was Kiss the Future, which he dropped on October 11, 2025.

Maxon Margiela's friends took to social media to pay tribute to the late rapper. X page @Dazed Within mourned the rapper's death, adding that his "passing means so much to me."

"Maxon’s passing means so much to me. His team has always been some of the kindest people I’ve met in this industry, and Maxon himself was someone I discovered early and watched grow into a star. He believed in me when my posts barely got ten likes, and he gave me one of my biggest host songs ever." "Every time I saw him, he was genuinely one of the friendliest people you could meet and he truly loved every one of his fans. Not even two months ago he had a meetup in Central Park just to spend time with the people who supported him, and it was amazing to see. My thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones," the post added.

Meanwhile, Flexxico, a fellow rapper, wrote that Margiela's art meant a lot to him.

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While Maxon Margiela's cause of death has not been revealed as of this article, many reports claim that the rapper committed su*cide. On August 2, 2025, he took to his X account to post, "Goodbye."

Edited by Juhi Marzia