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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.
Pages in category "Drill musicians from New York City" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
In February, New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemned drill rap after two artists, Jayquan McKenley and Tahjay Dobson, who was known as Tdott Woo, were shot dead in Brooklyn.
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 ...
Drillers tend to be young; many prominent musicians in the scene started getting attention while still in their teens. [38] One of the genre's most prominent musicians, Chief Keef, was 16 when he signed a multi-million dollar record contract with Interscope, [39] and in an extreme example, Lil Wayne co-signed the 13-year-old driller Lil Mouse. [40]
New York prosecutors accused Sheff G, a prominent Brooklyn drill rapper, of using his music money to promote killings between alleged gang members.
Pages in category "Rappers from New York City" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.