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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]
Location of death Cause of death Misty Morgan Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan: 75: January 1, 2021: Florida, U.S. Cancer [1] Mick Bolton Mott the Hoople, Dexys Midnight Runners: 72: January 1, 2021: Hastings, England: Undisclosed [2] Jeremiah "Ekoe" Buckner Member of Linkin Bridge: 43: January 3, 2021: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Murder: Gerry ...
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 ...
With other high-profile rappers such as Drakeo the Ruler, who was fatally stabbed in 2021, and Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle also fatally shot in 2019 in Los Angeles, there has been some ...
The year 2020 was a somber year for hip-hop. The community lost many important people. The loss of Whodini’s Ecstasy, The post A death shroud over hip-hop: a 2021 reflection appeared first on ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
On May 16, pioneering hip hop artist Captain Rock (associated with Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde) died. The cause was not announced. [107] [108] That same day, Brazilian rapper MC Kevin falls to his death. [109] On May 18, a Houston crip revealed that MO3 killed 2 men before his death. [110] [111] On May 29, Lil Reese was arrested for assault. He was ...
The initial reaction to the Nov. 1, 2022, shooting death of Takeoff, born Kirsnick Ball, was to blame rap music and hip hop culture. People who engaged in this kind of scapegoating argue that the ...