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This is a list of notable rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to ...
Young Thug. Jeffery Lamar Williams[ 6] (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, [ a] is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, [ 8] he is considered an influential figure in modern hip hop and trap music, and a pioneer of the mumble rap microgenre. [ 9][ 3] Williams embarked on a musical career ...
Kris Kross were an American hip hop group, consisting of rappers Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith, and producer Jermaine Dupri. Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop group to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 years old. Smith and Kelly were discovered by Dupri in 1991 and hit worldwide status the ...
Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. (July 27, 1985 – November 17, 2021), better known by his stage name Young Dolph, was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He first garnered mainstream attention for his guest appearance on O.T. Genasis ' 2015 single "Cut It", which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The owner of a store told local station FOX News 13 that the hip hop star walked in to buy cookies when someone drove up, shot and killed him around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Biz Markie. Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper and singer. Markie's 1989 single "Just a Friend", became a Top 40 hit in several countries and was named No. 100 on VH1 's list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all time in 2008. [ 3] Markie was sometimes referred to as ...
The 32-year-old rapper, whose real name was Latauriisha O’Brien, was killed in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood Monday, just weeks after rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in ...
Takeoff (rapper) Kirsnick Khari Ball[ 1][ a] (June 18, 1994 – November 1, 2022), known professionally as Takeoff, was an American rapper. He was best known as the youngest member of the hip hop group Migos along with his uncle Quavo and close affiliate Offset. [ 4][ 5] The group scored multiple top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including ...