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How did Nenobia Washington aka BKTIDALWAVE die? Meme queen went missing before death

Nenobia had last year gone off on ISIS and asking them to stay away from America in hilarious video

Veteran meme queen Nenobia Washington has died, according to a Facebook account that belongs to Dupree Frederick who claims to be her cousin. "This is A Sad Sad Day I can’t believe I’m writing R.I.P to My fam/ Lil Cuzzin/Lil sis Zenobia R.I.P You Will be Truly missed May God bless your soul," Frederick wrote, sharing pictures of the comedy queen. He followed it up by resharing a video of Nenobia from last year where she is seen going off on ISIS and asking them to stay away from America. "R.I.Paradise To My Lil Cuz / Sis The Queen of Brooklyn You will Always be missed This is F**kin me up right Now Love You Fam and my God Bless Your Soul Zenobia," he wrote in the caption of the post. 

This past week saw the passing of two comedians. Revolutionary comic Mort Sahl died aged 94 in California on October 26. A day later, Stockton's Huey Haha died at the age of 22. Fans around the country took to Twitter to mourn the fast-rising superstar's loss as he left behind his baby mama Heather Saizon and their 2-year-old daughter Keilani Ha. Comedians Sean Lock, Anthony 'AJ' Johnson, and Fuquan Johnson also died earlier this year. 

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How did Nenobia Washington aka BKTIDALWAVE die?

According to certain tweets on social media, Nenobia was missing from her home since Saturday, October 30 and the family confirmed on October 31st that she has died. Details regarding the cause or manner of her death haven't been made available to the public yet. "Bktidalwave apparently went missing yesterday and now her family has reported that she passed away RIP the queen of brooklyn man, she was an icon," a tweet read. Another account posted, "Its not even confirmed bktidalwave/nenobie pass and yall already making rip post about her impact and shit for interactions, girl shut the hell up." 

RIP Queen is trending on Twitter as many fans of the comedy icon have taken to Twitter - some confused about her whereabouts, and some grieving her death. "Please tell me this news about Bktidalwave isn't true," a fan tweeted. "People arguing back and forth and making fake accounts and playing with whether or not bktidalwave is dead, sincerely f*ck y'all play too f*cking much I'll wait for something official cuz nobody knows wtf they're talking about," another fan wrote. "Rest in peace bktidalwave I’m sorry for her fam she was a lovely woman," another tweet read. Tidal confirmed her death with a tweet from their official handle which reads, "Our hearts are with BKTIDALWAVE and her family today. Rest In Peace to The Queen of Brooklyn."