List of murdered hip hop musicians
Appearance
The following is a list of notable hip hop musicians who have been murdered.
A 2015 study concluded that murder was the cause of death for 51.5% of U.S. hip hop musicians.[1] The study noted that this figure refers primarily to premature deaths as most hip hop musicians have not yet lived long enough to fall into the highest-risk ages for heart- and liver-related illnesses.
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 | [2] |
Paul C | July 17, 1989 | 24 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [3] |
D-Boy Rodriguez | October 6, 1990 | 22 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [4][5] |
Charizma | December 16, 1993 | 20 | Milpitas, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [6][7] |
Stretch | November 30, 1995 | 27 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [8] |
Seagram | July 31, 1996 | 26 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [9][10] |
Tupac Shakur | September 13, 1996 | 25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Shot and killed | [11][12][13] |
Yaki Kadafi | November 10, 1996 | 19 | Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Shot and killed | [14] |
The Notorious B.I.G. | March 9, 1997 | 24 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [15][16][17] |
Fat Pat | February 3, 1998 | 27 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [18][19] |
Big L | February 15, 1999 | 24 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [20][21][22] |
Freaky Tah | March 28, 1999 | 27 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [23] |
Bugz | May 21, 1999 | 21 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and run over | [24] |
DJ Uncle Al | September 10, 2001 | 32 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Shot and killed | [25][26] |
Jam Master Jay | October 30, 2002 | 37 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [27] |
Sabotage | January 24, 2003 | 29 | São Paulo, Brazil | Shot and killed | [28][29] |
Camoflauge | May 19, 2003 | 21 | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [30] |
Half a Mill | October 24, 2003 | 30 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [31] |
Soulja Slim | November 26, 2003 | 26 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [32][33] |
Mac Dre | November 1, 2004 | 34 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Shot and killed | [34] |
Blade Icewood | April 19, 2005 | 28 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed | [35] |
Proof | April 11, 2006 | 32 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and killed | [36][37][38] |
Big Hawk | May 1, 2006 | 36 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [39] |
VL Mike | April 20, 2008 | 32 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [40] |
Dolla | May 18, 2009 | 21 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [41][42][43] |
Lele | July 1, 2010 | 23 | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. | Shot and killed | [44] |
Magnolia Shorty | December 20, 2010 | 28 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [45] |
Bad News Brown | February 11, 2011 | 33 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Murdered | [46] |
Adán Zapata | June 1, 2012 | 21 | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico | Shot and killed | [47] |
Lil Phat | June 7, 2012 | 19 | Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [48] |
MC Daleste | July 7, 2013 | 19 | Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil | Shot and killed | [49] |
Pavlos Fyssas | September 18, 2013 | 34 | Keratsini, Athens, Greece | Stabbed to death | [50] |
Depzman | September 21, 2013 | 18 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Stabbed to death | [51] |
Doe B | December 28, 2013 | 22 | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | Shot and killed | [52] |
The Jacka | February 2, 2015 | 37 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [53] |
Flabba | March 9, 2015 | 37 | Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa | Stabbed to death | [54] |
Chinx Drugz | May 17, 2015 | 31 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot and killed | [55] |
Bankroll Fresh | March 4, 2016 | 28 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Shot and killed | [56] |
3-2 | November 10, 2016 | 44 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot and killed | [57] |
Lil Peep | November 15, 2017 | 21 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | Drug overdose | |
Jimmy Wopo | June 18, 2018 | 21 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Shot and Killed | [58] |
XXXTentacion | June 18, 2018 | 20 | Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. | Shot and killed | [59] |
Young Greatness | October 29, 2018 | 34 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot and killed | [60] |
Feis Ecktuh | January 1, 2019 | 32 | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Shot and killed | [61] |
Kevin Fret | January 10, 2019 | 25 | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico | Shot and killed | [62] |
Nipsey Hussle | March 31, 2019 | 33 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot and killed | [63] |
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