Young Dolph and other rappers who have died in violence

American rapper Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was shot dead on Wednesday while inside a cookie shop in Memphis, Tennessee (USA).

Dolph, 36, who was born in Chicago and raised in Memphis, had just entered the Makeda cookie shop, which he used to frequent, when an armed individual appeared and shot him.

The rapper — who made a name for himself with hits like Major and his 2020 album Rich Slave, with which he quickly rose to the top of the Billboard 200 — had survived two shootings in 2017: one in Charlotte, North Carolina , in which his car received a hundred shots according to US media; and the other in Los Angeles, where he had been hit by three bullets.

Dolph is not the only rapper to die in violent situations. Here is a list of other colleagues of the late singer who died in violent situations:

XXXTentacion

Rapper Jahseh Onfroy —XXXTentacion in the art world, originally from Florida and 20 years old— was murdered on June 18, 2018 in broad daylight in Deerfield Beach, a city north of Miami.

According to the TMZ website, police received a phone call in the afternoon reporting that two hooded assailants had stolen a Louis Vuitton bag from the rapper's vehicle, before returning to a black car to escape. He was taken after the shooting to a medical center, where he died shortly after.

In 2017, the singer-songwriter presented his debut album, 17, and in March 2018 he released the second, titled ?, with which he debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 list of all genres, in which he also stood out with his singles Sad ! and Changes.

Onfroy was facing domestic violence charges against his pregnant girlfriend, charges he denied.

Lil Loaded

Rapper Lil Loaded, whose real name was Dashawn Robertson, took his own life on May 31, 2021. He was 20 years old.

The Dallas rapper was arrested in 2020 on a murder charge in connection with the shooting of 18-year-old Khalil Walker. In February, he was reportedly indicted on a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Lil Loaded was known for the viral track 6locc 6a6ym, which received over 29 million views on YouTube and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Nipsey Hussle

Ermias Asghedom, known as Nipsey Hussle, was gunned down on March 31, 2019 outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles, USA. The 33-year-old musician was pronounced dead on arrival. to hospital.

The rapper struggled to achieve fame. He started selling his own recordings and hiphop king Jay-Z once bought him 100 at 100 dollars each.

The singer was nominated for best rap album for Victory Lap, his first formal work, which was released in February 2019, but he lost to the rap woman of the moment: Cardi B.

Tre' Da Kid

Edward Montre Seay, known as the Tre 'Da Kid, died after being shot multiple times in June 2019, in Chester, Maryland (USA).

The 32-year-old man was discovered dead after his car crashed on Newtowne Drive. It is reported that he died from his gunshot wounds and not as a result of injuries received on impact.

Seay gained national attention in the United States after winning Verizon's Freestyle 50 tap contest in 2016. The win earned him $10,000 and a deal with independent hiphop label 300 Entertainment.

bvlly

Jahquar Stewart, known as Bvlly, was murdered on December 24, 2019 in a house in his hometown of Toronto, Canada.

Bvlly, 24, released his first single, No light bag, in 2018; a few months before his death he had just released his first album, Made in Austria.

popsmoke

Bashar Barakah Jackson or Pop Smoke by his stage name was shot to death in the early hours of February 19, 2020, at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 20 years old.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, the young artist began to stand out in the rap scene in 2018 and had his first success with Welcome to the Party, a song in which he talked about shootings, murders and drugs.

Shortly before his death, he released the album Meet the Woo 2, which debuted at number 7 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. It was the follow-up to his first official release, Meet the Woo. He also launched the hit Gatti, with Travis Scott and Jackboys, as well as Dior. (AND)