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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 32 times higher. [1] [2]
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 ...
Hip-hop producer and DJ: 62: October 19, 2023: Undisclosed [224] Lasse Berghagen Swedish singer, songwriter and actor: 78: October 19, 2023: Stockholm, Sweden: Complications following open heart surgery [225] Gregg Sutton Singer-songwriter and musician: 74: October 22, 2023: Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed [226] Angelo Bruschini ...
Quan, 33, who died at an Atlanta hospital on Sept. 5, was one of the biggest names in hip-hop in the mid-2010s. He gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” and ...
Died of undisclosed illness [107] Steve Priest The Sweet: 72: June 4, 2020: Died of undisclosed cause, after health failure [108] Rupert Hine Record producer from Thinkman, Quantum Jump: 72: June 4, 2020: Wiltshire, England: Undisclosed cause, although he had renal cancer and arrhythmia [109] Frank Bey: 74: June 7, 2020: Glenolden, Pennsylvania ...
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.
The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop’s biggest acts like Ja Rule and Ashanti reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City. TMZ has reported that hip hop mogul and record ...
Norwegian rapper: 27: April 6, 2024: Undisclosed [88] Clarence "Frogman" Henry Rhythm and blues singer and pianist: 87: April 7, 2024: New Orleans, Louisiana, US: Complications following back surgery [89] Mister Cee Hip-hop DJ and producer: 57: April 10, 2024: New York City, US: Diabetes-related coronary artery and kidney disease [90] Park Bo ...