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The 67-year-old was one of four children that Ike Sr. and Tina Turner parented.

WASHINGTON — Ike Turner Jr., the son of singer Ike and Tina Turner, has died. He was 67. 

Tina Turner’s niece Jacqueline Bullock confirmed the news of the 67-year-old’s death to the New York Post and TMZ. No official cause of death was shared but TMZ reports that Ike Jr. died from kidney failure. 

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner Jr. Junior’ was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together,” Bullock said in a statement to the New York Post. “We, as a family, appreciate the outpouring of condolences and request privacy at this time.”

According to TMZ, Ike Jr. had been dealing with “severe heart issues” for some time and had a stroke in early September.

His death comes one day after his birthday.

Ike Jr.’s sister-in-law Afida Turner remembered the 67-year-old in a tribute posted to social media Sunday.

“REST IN PEACE IKE JR : U WAS AMAZING BROTHER IN LAW I M GLAD I  SPEAK WITH U ON A PHONE BEFORE U GONE LOVE U  RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏,” Afida said in an Instagram post. 

Ike Jr. was born in 1958 to Ike Sr. and Lorraine Taylor. Tina Turner later adopted him and his brother Michael as her own. 

After Ike Sr. and Tina Turner’s turbulent separation, Ike Jr. went on to work as the “Proud Mary” singer’s sound engineer for a brief period. 

Ike Jr. also produced his father’s 2006 “Risin’ With the Blues” album, earning him and his father a Grammy Award for best traditional Blues album.

In 2023, he was arrested and charged with crack cocaine possession and tampering with evidence, according to People. His arrest came just weeks before the Tina’s death in May 2023. 

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