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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.
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
On June 18, 2018, 20-year-old American rapper and singer-songwriter Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, known professionally as XXXTentacion, was murdered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Onfroy was fatally shot and killed by 22-year-old Michael Boatwright after being robbed in his car by Boatwright and his accomplices Trayvon Newsome, Dedrick Williams ...
When news of a rapper’s death makes headlines, a sharp critique of hip-hop tends to follow. In February, New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemned drill rap after two artists, ...
A cause of death has been revealed for Fatman Scoop after the rapper died in August at the age of 56 following an onstage medical emergency.. Scoop, born Isaac Freeman III, died of "hypertensive ...
There’s a bittersweetness in celebrating 50 years of hip-hop when many artists don’t even make it to 50.
Location of death Cause of death Chris Karrer Amon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo: 76: January 2, 2024: COVID-19 [1] Glynis Johns Actress and singer: 100: January 4, 2024: Los Angeles, California, US: Natural causes [2] David Soul Actor and singer: 80: January 4, 2024: London, England: COPD [3] Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer ...
OPINION: Hip-hop's many deaths are a byproduct of problems that all of us in the Black community face The post Why are so many rappers dying? appeared first on TheGrio.