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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 ...
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 ...
There’s a bittersweetness in celebrating 50 years of hip-hop when many artists don’t even make it to 50.
Rapper Fentanyl and alcohol Unknown [34] Howard Alk: 1930 1982 51 Filmmaker Heroin: Accidental Officially accidental though speculated suicide [35] [36] A. A. Allen: 1911 1970 59 Evangelist Alcohol Unknown [37] Chet Allen: 1939 1984 45 Child actor Antidepressants: Suicide [38] William Barnsley Allen: 1892 1933 41 Army officer Unspecified ...
Celebrity photographer for The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Rolling Stones: 79: February 9, 2019: Ojai, California, U.S. Complications from diabetes and liver cancer [20] Harvey Scales: 76: February 11, 2019: Kidney failure and pneumonia [21] Deise Cipriano Fat Family: 39: February 12, 2019: São Paulo, Brazil: Liver cancer [22] Olli Lindholm ...
The following is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in the 2020s decade. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the genre’s many heroes have been rightfully… celebrated. But what about the unsung heroes? What about the rappers who were good enough to be ...