The gamut of Hip Hop fans may be split on whether the genre is thriving or struggling to make a real impact in music, but Offset is certain ... that state the genre is dead.

A 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on Highway ... on Highway 21 around 5:30 p.m. when he was involved in an "offset" head-on crash with a Ford F-150 that was headed north.