AUSTIN, Texas—Houston rapper BeatKing has died, his manager said Friday. He was 39. The rapper, whose name was Justin Riley, died Thursday after fainting during a recording session, Tasha Felder told The Associated Press.

Felder, his manager, said Riley was taken to a hospital and that he had a pulmonary embolism. “His daughters were with him the entire time,” Felder said. “It is truly sad, we loved him so much.

” He is survived by two daughters and his partner..