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List of murdered hip hop musicians
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The following is a list of notable hip hop musicians murdered since the genre began in the early 1970s.
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Name
Date
Age
Place of Death
Cause
Ref.
Scott La Rock August 27, 1987 25 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [1]
Paul C. July 1989 24 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [2]
D-Boy Rodriguez October 6, 1990 22 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Shot and killed [3][4]
Charizma December 16, 1993 20 Milpitas, California, U.S. Shot and killed [5][6]
Stretch November 30, 1995 27 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [7]
Seagram July 31, 1996 26 Oakland, California, U.S. Shot and killed [8][9]
Tupac Shakur September 13, 1996 25 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Shot and killed [10][11][12]
Yaki Kadafi November 10, 1996 19 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Shot and killed [13]
The Notorious B.I.G. March 9, 1997 24 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot and killed [14][15][16]
Fat Pat February 3, 1998 27 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shot and killed [17][18]
Big L February 15, 1999 24 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [19][20][21]
Freaky Tah March 28, 1999 27 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [22]
Bugz May 21, 1999 22 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Shot and run over [23]
DJ Uncle Al September 10, 2001 32 Miami, Florida, U.S. Shot and killed [24][25]
Jam Master Jay October 30, 2002 37 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [26]
Sabotage January 24, 2003 29 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Shot and killed [27][28]
Camoflauge May 19, 2003 21 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. Shot and killed [29]
Half a Mill October 24, 2003 30 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [30]
Soulja Slim November 26, 2003 26 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shot and killed [31][32]
Mac Dre November 1, 2004 34 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Shot and killed [33]
Blade Icewood April 19, 2005 28 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Shot and killed [34]
Proof April 11, 2006 32 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Shot and killed [35][36][37]
Big Hawk May 1, 2006 36 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shot and killed [38]
VL Mike April 20, 2008 32 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shot and killed [39]
Dolla May 18, 2009 21 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot and killed [40][41][42]
Magnolia Shorty December 20, 2010 28 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shot and killed [43]
Bad News Brown February 11, 2011 33 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Murdered [44]
Lil Phat June 7, 2012 19 Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. Shot and killed [45]
Pavlos Fyssas September 18, 2013 34 Keratsini, Athens, Greece Stabbed to death [46]
L'A Capone September 26, 2013 17 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Shot and Killed [47]
Doe B December 28, 2013 22 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Shot and killed [48]
The Jacka February 2, 2015 37 Oakland, California, U.S. Shot and killed [49]
Flabba March 9, 2015 37 Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa Stabbed to death [50]
Chinx May 17, 2015 31 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [51]
Young Pappy May 29, 2015 20 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Shot and killed [52]
Bankroll Fresh March 4, 2016 28 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shot and killed [53]
3-2 November 10, 2016 44 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shot and killed [54]
Da Real Gee Money September 10, 2017 20 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Shot and Killed [55]
XXXTentacion June 18, 2018 20 Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. Shot and killed [56]
Jimmy Wopo June 18, 2018 21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Shot and killed [57]
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