Lil Jon discovers man who raised him was not his biological father after cousin’s DNA test; rapper opens up about son Nathan Smith’s death and why he may never get answers about his family

Rapper and producer Lil Jon has made a startling discovery about his family history in adulthood, learning that Willie, the man he grew up believing was his biological father, was not related to him biologically.The musician, whose real name is Jonathan Smith, has opened up about the revelation in his memoir, I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me. In an interview with PEOPLE, Jon described the discovery as deeply unsettling, leaving him with questions he may never be able to answer.“You never think that will happen to you,” Jon told the publication. “And when it happens to you, it just knocks you back, and you got so many questions.”How Lil Jon discovered the truth about his biological fatherLil Jon said he learnt about his biological parentage recently after a cousin took a DNA test to explore their family history.