⬆️ Corey Thompson, aka ‘Tripple Beanz’ gunned down in broad daylight in Newark, New Jersey.
RAPPER MURDERS
They write about violence with words of deadly resonance, catchy beats full of heat. They are poets of the street.
Rapper JayDaYoungan and his father were sitting on the front lawn outside their Louisiana home when a black truck pulled up and three gunmen jumped out.
The musician was shot eight times. With blood pouring from his wounds he tried to run inside the house but was gunned down by two more shooters.
The father, who was shot twice in the arm, fired back with his own gun as the outlaws sped away. His son was rushed to hospital but died in surgery.
The rapper, whose real name was Javorius Scott, was just 24.
His murder was the latest in a homicide rate among rappers that is more than 30 times higher than any other music genre.
The reasons include home environment and the ‘survive-or-die’ culture of many rappers, drug use, criminal gang activity, and a callous disregard for their wellbeing by hip hop record producers.
Many of the murders go unsolved, including the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, the 1997 murder of the Notorious B.I.G., and the 1999 murder of Big L.
LIST OF MURDERED HIP HOP MUSICIANS
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August 27, 1987 |
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New York City |
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July 17, 1989 |
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New York City |
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October 6, 1990 |
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Dallas, Texas |
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December 16, 1993 |
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Milpitas, California |
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November 30, 1995 |
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New York City |
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July 31, 1996 |
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Oakland, California |
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September 13, 1996 |
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Las Vegas, Nevada |
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November 10, 1996 |
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Orange, New Jersey |
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March 9, 1997 |
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Los Angeles, California |
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February 3, 1998 |
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Houston, Texas |
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February 15, 1999 |
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New York City |
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March 28, 1999 |
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New York City |
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September 10, 2001 |
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Miami, Florida |
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October 30, 2002 |
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New York City |
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January 24, 2003 |
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São Paulo, Brazil |
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May 19, 2003 |
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Savannah, Georgia |
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October 24, 2003 |
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New York City |
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November 26, 2003 |
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New Orleans, Louisiana |
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November 1, 2004 |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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April 19, 2005 |
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Detroit, Michigan |
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April 11, 2006 |
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Detroit, Michigan |
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May 1, 2006 |
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Houston, Texas |
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April 20, 2008 |
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New Orleans, Louisiana |
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May 18, 2009 |
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Los Angeles, California |
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July 1, 2010 |
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Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
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December 20, 2010 |
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New Orleans, Louisiana |
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February 11, 2011 |
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Montreal, Canada |
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June 1, 2012 |
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San Nicolás, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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June 7, 2012 |
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Sandy Springs, Georgia |
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July 7, 2013 |
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São Paulo, Brazil |
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September 18, 2013 |
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Athens, Greece |
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September 21, 2013 |
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Birmingham, England |
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December 28, 2013 |
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Montgomery, Alabama |
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February 2, 2015 |
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Oakland, California |
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March 9, 2015 |
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Gauteng, South Africa |
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May 17, 2015 |
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New York City |
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March 4, 2016 |
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Atlanta, Georgia |
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November 10, 2016 |
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Houston, Texas |
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June 18, 2018 |
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Deerfield Beach, Florida |
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June 18, 2018 |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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June 30, 2018 |
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Toronto, Canada |
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October 29, 2018 |
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New Orleans, Louisiana |
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January 1, 2019 |
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Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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January 10, 2019 |
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San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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March 31, 2019 |
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Los Angeles, California |
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February 19, 2020 |
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Los Angeles, California |
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May 26, 2020 |
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Toronto, Canada |
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June 25, 2020 |
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Kinloch, Missouri |
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November 6, 2020 |
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Atlanta, Georgia |
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November 11, 2020 |
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Dallas, Texas |
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October 21, 2021 |
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Stockholm, Sweden |
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November 17, 2021 |
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Memphis, Tennessee |
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December 19, 2021 |
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Los Angeles, California |
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February 27, 2022 |
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Houston, Texas |
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April 5, 2022 |
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Decatur, Georgia |
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May 29, 2022 |
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Punjab, India |
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June 5, 2022 |
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Atlanta, Georgia |
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July 27, 2022 |
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Bogalusa, Louisiana |
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