Remembering Rappers Killed by Gun Violence

Takeoff‘s stunning slaying in Houston is prompting the rap group to recollect far too many younger abilities who tragically misplaced their lives attributable to gun violence.

Infamous B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, was solely 24 when his automobile was gunned down again in ’97 … simply 6 months after Tupac had been shot to demise. Each males’s murders stay unsolved.

Extra not too long ago, Younger Dolph was killed in 2021 exterior a Memphis bakery. He was on his method to hand out a truckload of turkeys in his previous neighborhood when he met his violent and premature demise.

PnB Rock was climbing the Billboard charts again in 2016 … however his profession, and life, had been tragically reduce brief when he was shot and killed in September throughout a theft at a Roscoe’s in Los Angeles.

After all, there have been so many others, each fatalities — like Pop Smoke, Nipsey Hussle and XXXTENTACION — and those that fortunately survived … like Lil TJay, 50 Cent and Slim 400.

Nipsey was gunned down exterior his Marathon clothes retailer in his personal neighborhood … with at the very least 10 bullets placing Nipsey’s physique and his assassin additionally kicking him within the head.

XXX was solely 20 years previous when he was shot lifeless as he was leaving a motorbike seller in Florida. XXX was blocked from exiting the car parking zone by a black SUV, with two gunmen hopping out and approaching his automobile. A wrestle ensued, with the gunmen reaching inside XXX’s automobile for a small bag earlier than finally opening fireplace.