{"id":2138552,"date":"2026-09-10T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138552"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:24:03","slug":"b2ks-raz-b-and-wife-mona-lis-infant-son-astro-dead-at-3-months-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138552","title":{"rendered":"B2K&#8217;s Raz B and Wife Mona Li&#8217;s Infant Son Astro Dead at 3 Months Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/10\/5bff0b72dca442dca10d878b3e06be88_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">B2K&#8217;s Raz B and Wife Mona Li&#8217;s Infant Son Astro Dead at 3 Months Old<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Raz B &amp; Wife Mona Li<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">3-Month-Old Son Astro Dies<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T09:24:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 10, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:24 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T14:08:54-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 10, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:08 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-66fab98126f930838c75a3958329bbd5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260910_5bff0b72dca442dca10d878b3e06be88\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:02d6347d-11ff-4cad-adf3-c68c1faa29ab\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5b\/4by3\/2026\/09\/10\/5bff0b72dca442dca10d878b3e06be88_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-raz-b-mona-li-getty-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-011d72f36beb07c66f8a6ec298981d5e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>B2K singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/raz-b\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Raz B<\/strong><\/a> and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mona-li\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mona Li<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0announced the devastating loss of their baby son <strong>Astro Monte Thornton<\/strong> &#8230; just three months after he was born.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c89c9fa4c4a62490bda73635e82bd203\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources close to the family tell TMZ &#8230; Astro died earlier this week, and his death was unexpected and sudden.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7657e0169f71a6137fb9aade53ef5dc6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The cause of the infant&#8217;s death is unclear.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a5b67154f15913fe2e08b0bec7af43b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260910_e7be769a208742c1b67bbbf08a77d447\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:02d6347d-11ff-4cad-adf3-c68c1faa29ab\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/10\/e7be769a208742c1b67bbbf08a77d447_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-raz-b-mona-li-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ecc02a3c6ae817444013d631ecea83fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A family spokesperson tells us &#8230; &#8220;It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Astro Monte Thornton, beloved son of Mona and De&#8217;Mario &#8216;Raz B&#8217; Thornton of the R&amp;B supergroup B2K. 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They truly appreciate your love and support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7e9e7b0f654be4742406c6e9f66e1529\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Raz announced the soon-to-be arrival of Astro on May 18, writing on Instagram &#8230; &#8220;Right now we&#8217;re at the hospital getting ready to welcome our newest addition, Astro &#8230; another baby boy to the Thornton family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-95923be7723cb95a942ba372c40acf69\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The couple &#8212; who also share son <strong>Versai Carter<\/strong><strong>Thornton <\/strong>&#8212; also shared a sweet post from Versai&#8217;s Instagram account, which they manage, on May 28, writing &#8230; &#8220;Best week ever &#8230; We welcomed my new baby brother Astro into the family, and it already feels amazing being a big brother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-037854b7551ee158103a6251d52a67a4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-037854b7551ee158103a6251d52a67a4-1518153094-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/10\/raz-b-mona-li-son-astro-dies\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/10\/5bff0b72dca442dca10d878b3e06be88_xl.jpg&#8221;] B2K&#8217;s Raz B and Wife Mona Li&#8217;s Infant Son Astro Dead at 3 Months Old Raz B &amp; Wife Mona Li3-Month-Old Son Astro Dies Exclusive Details Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 10, 2026 9:24 AM PDT| Updated September 10, 2026 2:08 PM PDT Getty Composite B2K singer Raz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-2138552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2138552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2138552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2138552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2138552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}