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List of murdered hip hop musicians
The following is a list of notable hip hop musicians who have been murdered.
A 2015 study concluded that murder was the cause of 51.5% of American hip hop musician deaths, with the average age of death at 25-30 years of age.
Hip hop has a higher rate of homicide than any other genre of music (ranging from 5-32 times higher).[1][2]
In 2020 XXL noted that many of these deaths remain unsolved. Among 77 deaths they documented, more than 40 remain unsolved, which include the notable cases of the Murder of Tupac Shakur, the Murder of the Notorious B.I.G. and the murder of Big L.[3] Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include the poor background of many artists, many of which include involvement in criminal gangs, rampant drug use and poor pastoral care among artists and record labels.[4]
List
Name | Date of death | Age at death | Location of death | Cause of death | Ref. |
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Scott La Rock | August 27, 1987 | 25 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [5] |
Paul C | July 17, 1989 | 24 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [6] |
D-Boy Rodriguez | October 6, 1990 | 22 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [7][8] |
Charizma | December 16, 1993 | 20 | Milpitas, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [9][10] |
Stretch | November 30, 1995 | 27 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [11] |
Seagram | July 31, 1996 | 26 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [12][13] |
Tupac Shakur | September 13, 1996 | 25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Shot and killed | [14][15][16] |
Yaki Kadafi | November 10, 1996 | 19 | Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Shot and killed | [17] |
The Notorious B.I.G. | March 9, 1997 | 24 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [18][19][20] |
Fat Pat | February 3, 1998 | 27 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [21][22] |
Big L | February 15, 1999 | 24 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [23][24][25] |
Freaky Tah | March 28, 1999 | 27 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [26] |
Bugz | May 21, 1999 | 21 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and run over | [27] |
DJ Uncle Al | September 10, 2001 | 32 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Shot and killed | [28][29] |
Jam Master Jay | October 30, 2002 | 37 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [30] |
Sabotage | January 24, 2003 | 29 | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | Shot and killed | [31][32] |
Camoflauge | May 19, 2003 | 21 | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [33] |
Half a Mill | October 24, 2003 | 30 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [34] |
Soulja Slim | November 26, 2003 | 26 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [35][36] |
Mac Dre | November 1, 2004 | 34 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Shot and killed | [37] |
Blade Icewood | April 19, 2005 | 28 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed | [38] |
Proof | April 11, 2006 | 32 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed | [39][40][41] |
Big Hawk | May 1, 2006 | 36 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [42] |
VL Mike | April 20, 2008 | 32 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [43] |
Dolla | May 18, 2009 | 21 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [44][45][46] |
Lele | July 1, 2010 | 23 | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | Shot and killed | [47] |
Magnolia Shorty | December 20, 2010 | 28 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [48] |
Bad News Brown | February 11, 2011 | 33 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Beaten and shot | [49][50] |
Adán Zapata | June 1, 2012 | 21 | San Nicolás, Nuevo León, Mexico | Shot and killed | [51] |
Lil Phat | June 7, 2012 | 19 | Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [52] |
MC Daleste | July 7, 2013 | 20 | Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil | Shot and killed | [53] |
Pavlos Fyssas | September 18, 2013 | 34 | Keratsini, Athens, Greece | Stabbed to death | [54] |
Depzman | September 21, 2013 | 18 | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | Stabbed to death | [55] |
Doe B | December 28, 2013 | 22 | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | Shot and killed | [56] |
The Jacka | February 2, 2015 | 37 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [57] |
Flabba | March 9, 2015 | 37 | Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa | Stabbed to death | [58] |
Chinx Drugz | May 17, 2015 | 31 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [59] |
Bankroll Fresh | March 4, 2016 | 28 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [60] |
3-2 | November 10, 2016 | 44 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [61] |
XXXTentacion | June 18, 2018 | 20 | Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. | Shot and killed | [62] |
Jimmy Wopo | June 18, 2018 | 21 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Shot and killed | [63][64] |
Smoke Dawg | June 30, 2018 | 21 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Shot and killed | [65] |
Young Greatness | October 29, 2018 | 34 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [66] |
Feis | January 1, 2019 | 32 | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands | Shot and killed | [67] |
Kevin Fret | January 10, 2019 | 24 | Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Shot and killed | [68] |
Nipsey Hussle | March 31, 2019 | 33 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [69] |
Pop Smoke | February 19, 2020 | 20 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [70] |
Houdini | May 26, 2020 | 21 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Shot and killed | [71] |
Huey | June 25, 2020 | 31 | Kinloch, Missouri, U.S. | Shot and killed | [72] |
King Von | November 6, 2020 | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [73] |
MO3 | November 11, 2020 | 28 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [74][75] |
Einár | October 21, 2021 | 19 | Stockholm, Sweden | Shot and killed | [76] |
Young Dolph | November 17, 2021 | 36 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Shot and killed | [77] |
Drakeo the Ruler | December 19, 2021 | 28 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stabbed to death | [78] |
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