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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.
In 1999, Johnson along with the rap group Crime Affliates independently released the collaboration album, Crime Pays.The following year, Johnson released his debut solo album, I Represent, which peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart and led to a solo recording deal with Universal Records for his sophomore album, Strictly 4 Da Streets: Sex, Drugs and Violence Vol.1; however ...
On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m. , Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old American rapper, was shot in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. [2] The driver, Marion "Suge" Knight, was grazed by a bullet in the shooting. Shakur died from ...
Gucci Mane confirmed the death of his former artist (whose real name was Channing Nicole Larry) via an Instagram post on Tuesday, June 11, writing alongside a photo of her, “So sad to have to ...
'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio's cause of death was not cardiac arrest, as a spokesman originally suspected. He died from the effects of fentanyl.
Celebrated New York City rapper and former firefighter Ka, whose real name was Kaseem Ryan, has died, according to his social media accounts. He was 52.
Muhammad, who was not an official suspect at the time, came forward to clear his name. The Metro section of the paper was opposed to running a retraction, but the business desk editor, Mark Saylor, [22] said, "Chuck is sort of the world's authority on rap violence" and pushed, along with Chuck Philips, for the Times to retract the article. [21]
Rapper DJ Unk, who was best known for the bouncy early-2000s crunk hit "Walk It Out," has died. The musician's wife Sherkita Long-Platt announced his death Friday morning on Facebook. "I just lost ...