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Raz-B - who was a member of popular early 2000s boyband B2K - and his wife Mona Li have revealed the death of their three-month-old son.
The couple were hit with the devastating loss of their infant child named Astro Monte Thornton earlier this week according to TMZ on Thursday.
Sources close to the family told the publication that the child's death was 'unexpected and sudden' as the cause of death remains unclear.
A spokesperson for the family told the site: 'It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Astro Monte Thornton, beloved son of Mona and De'Mario 'Raz B' Thornton of the R&B supergroup B2K.
'The family asks for privacy as they navigate this difficult time. They truly appreciate your love and support.'
On May 18 Raz-B took to his Instagram to announce that his second child was on the way.
Raz-B and his wife Mona Li have revealed the death of their three-month-old son
He shared a family snap at the time with the caption: 'Right now we’re at the hospital getting ready to welcome our newest addition, Astro [rocket and baby emojis] another baby boy to the Thornton family.'
The couple have a 23-month-old son named Versai Carter Thornton together. Mona Li also has a daughter from a previous relationship.
They made their red carpet debut at Lemuel Plummer's birthday celebration in Los Angeles in April 2023.
Back in September 2024, the singer surprised fans as he announced that he was a married man and that they were expecting their first child together.
It is an interesting time in Raz-B's life as he reunited with the original line-up of his R&B supergroup B2K earlier this year.
The singer joined Omarion, J-Boog, and Lil' Fizz on the Boys 4 Life tour in celebration of their 25th anniversary.
The concert series was co-headlined by former child rapper Bow Wow and ran from February 12 to April 19.
Mona Li publicly supported him throughout the tour while heavily pregnant.
The couple were hit with the devastating loss of their infant child named Astro Monte Thornton earlier this week according to TMZ on Thursday (they are seen in April 2023)
Sources close to the family told the publication that the child's death was 'unexpected and sudden' as the cause of death remains unclear (they are seen in April 2023)
The couple have a 23-month-old son named Versai Carter Thornton together. Mona Li also has a daughter from a previous relationship
It arrived exactly 25 years to the day that their 2001 debut single Uh Huh was released
The group also released their first new music in over two decades as they released the single titled Mileage on July 17
Mileage - which reached No. 1 on Apple Music shortly after release and debuted at No. 38 on Billboard's Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay in August - is the lead single of their upcoming album which is expected later this year.
His boyband B2K reunited earlier this year as Lil' Fizz, Omarion, Raz-B and J-Boog are seen left to right at the 2026 BET Awards in LA back in June
B2K was one of the biggest boybands of the early 2000s as they are seen in June 2003
B2K was one of the biggest boybands of the early 2000s.
The group's self-titled debut album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2002. It came in No. 1 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
The band - who are also known as the Boys of the New Millennium - were active from 1998 to 2004.
They reunited briefly in 2018 to 2019 before re-forming once again in 2025.
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