In August 2023, a message appeared on Lil Tays Instagram account announcing that she and her brother had died, which caused a frenzy on social media. However, the following day, TMZ reported that Lil Tay told them that she and her brother were fine and that her Instagram account had been hacked. Later that month, Lil Tays father was accused of faking her death in an attempt to sabotage her career. Lil Tay, whose legal name is Tay Tian, accused her father of abuse and neglect, which she detailed in her post. She also stated her belief that her father was behind the death hoax. In September 2023, Lil Tay released a music video, a month after her death was announced. In the video, she flaunts thousands of dollars in cash while sitting in luxury cars and wearing high-end clothing, which resembles the content she originally went viral for in 2018.