Lil Tay, 18, made a stunning OnlyFans debut earning $1M in 3 hours, following a fake death hoax and health battle.
Lil Tay, now known as Tay Tian, has made an explosive comeback to the spotlight, the 18-year-old American Canadian rapper, who once vanished from social media for five years, has returned in full force. and she broke the internet by earning over $1 million in just three hours after creating her OnlyFans account on August 4, 2025. This record-breaking moment followed a series of dramatic events, including a fake death rum our, a life-threatening health scare, and a long custody battle. Today, Tay stands as one of the most controversial internet personalities of her generation.
Lil Tay was born on July 29, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Angela Tian and Christopher Hope. She spent parts of her childhood in Vancouver, Canada, before moving to Los Angeles. Tay showed an early interest in music and began taking dance and singing lessons, she launched her YouTube and Instagram presence around the age of nine, claiming she started her online journey even before turning ten and her content featured her rapping and bragging about a luxurious lifestyle.
Her videos often used foul and racially insensitive language, which drew criticism but didn’t stop her rise to fame in early 2018, she had become a viral sensation — and one of the youngest self-proclaimed rappers on the internet.
Shortly after her rise, Lil Tay vanished from the internet for five years. She later revealed that she became caught in a bitter custody dispute between her parents. Her father reportedly restricted her from posting content online, which led to her sudden absence from the public eye.
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In August 2023, in her official Instagram account shared a shocking post claiming she and her brother Jason had died but the post was soon deleted, leaving fans confused and concerned. Tay later told TMZ that both she and Jason were alive. She blamed an unknown third party for hacking or misusing her account to spread the false news and says, “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken,” she told the media.
In September 2024, Tay faced a serious medical emergency. She was hospitalized and later revealed that doctors had discovered a life-threatening heart tumour and she underwent open-heart surgery and shared her health journey with fans. Tay credited her mother for staying by her side during the ordeal.
On August 4, 2025, just days after turning 18, Tay launched her OnlyFans page. The move had been hinted at weeks earlier. In a video posted on July 22, 2025, she addressed her followers directly:
“So, it's my 18th birthday on July 29th and every male has been counting down to it and literally telling me to drop the link.”
The response was overwhelming. She posted a screenshot showing she made $1 million in just three hours.
“$1M in 3 hours. We broke the f*** out of that OnlyFans record. Come see content I took of myself at 12:01 AM on my 18th BDAY. Only available for 24 hours,” she wrote on Instagram.
In early 2025, fans speculated that Lil Tay was dating Twitch streamer Rakai. However, no official confirmation followed. At present, her focus appears to be on building income from her OnlyFans account and maintaining her social media presence.
Since rebranding herself as Tay Tian in 2023, she has fully returned to online platforms. She actively posts photos and videos with her friends, showcases her wealth, and engages with trends across Instagram and TikTok. Combined, her platforms have over 9 million followers.
She continues to feature her brother Jason in videos and still appears close to her mother — although tensions have surfaced. In a recent TikTok, she joked about her mom trying to stop her from launching her OnlyFans, captioning it: “pov: your mommy tries to stop you from dropping the link.”
