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List of murdered hip-hop musicians

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This is a list of notable rappers and hip-hop musicians murdered since 1987.

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]

Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.[3][4][5] In 2020, XXL wrote that of 77 rapper deaths they examined, more than 40 remain unsolved, including the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur and the 1997 murder of the Notorious B.I.G..[6]

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Name Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Ref.
Scott La Rock August 27, 1987 25 New York City, New York, U.S. Shooting [7]
Paul C July 17, 1989 24 [8]
Danny "D-Boy" Rodriguez October 6, 1990 22 Dallas, Texas, U.S. [9][10]
Charizma December 16, 1993 20 East Palo Alto, California, U.S. [11][12]
Stretch November 30, 1995 27 New York City, New York, U.S. [13]
Seagram July 31, 1996 26 Oakland, California, U.S. [14][15]
Tupac Shakur September 13, 1996 25 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Drive-by shooting [16][17][18]
The Notorious B.I.G. March 9, 1997 24 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Drive-by shooting [19][20][21]
Fat Pat February 3, 1998 27 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [22][23]
Big L February 15, 1999 24 New York City, New York, U.S. Drive-by shooting [24][25][26]
DJ Uncle Al September 10, 2001 32 Miami, Florida, U.S. Shooting [27][28]
Jam Master Jay October 30, 2002 37 New York City, New York, U.S. [29]
Sabotage January 24, 2003 29 São Paulo, Brazil [30][31]
Camoflauge May 19, 2003 21 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. [32]
Soulja Slim November 26, 2003 26 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. [33][34]
Mac Dre November 1, 2004 34 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. [35]
Papa Touwtjie June 9, 2005 36 Paramaribo, Suriname [36]
Proof April 11, 2006 32 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. [37][38]
Big Hawk May 1, 2006 36 Houston, Texas, U.S. [39]
Dolla May 18, 2009 21 Los Angeles, California, U.S. [40][41]
Speedfreaks March 26, 2010 37 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [42]
Messy Mya November 14, 2010 22 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. [43]
Magnolia Shorty December 20, 2010 28 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. [44]
Bad News Brown February 11, 2011 33 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Unspecified violence [45][46]
Adán Zapata June 1, 2012 21 San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Shooting [47]
Lil JoJo September 4, 2012 18 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [48]
MC Daleste July 7, 2013 20 Paulínia, Brazil [49]
Lil Snupe June 20, 2013 18 Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S. [50]
Pavlos Fyssas September 18, 2013 34 Keratsini, Greece Stabbing [51]
Depzman September 21, 2013 18 Birmingham, England [52]
The Jacka February 2, 2015 37 Oakland, California, U.S. Shooting [53]
Chinx May 17, 2015 31 New York City, New York, U.S. [54]
Young Pappy May 29, 2015 19–20 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [55][56]
Bankroll Fresh March 4, 2016 28 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. [57]
Mr. 3-2 November 10, 2016 44 Houston, Texas, U.S. [58]
XXXTentacion June 18, 2018 20 Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. Shooting [59]
Jimmy Wopo June 18, 2018 21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Drive-by shooting [60][61]
Smoke Dawg June 30, 2018 21 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Shooting [62]
Young Greatness October 29, 2018 34 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. [63]
Feis January 1, 2019 32 Rotterdam, Netherlands [64]
Kevin Fret January 10, 2019 24 San Juan, Puerto Rico [65]
Nipsey Hussle March 31, 2019 33 Los Angeles, California, U.S. [66]
RS September 3, 2019 18 Amsterdam, Netherlands Stabbing [67]
Pop Smoke February 19, 2020 20 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shooting during home invasion [68]
Houdini May 26, 2020 21 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Shooting [69]
Huey June 25, 2020 31 Kinloch, Missouri, U.S. [70]
FBG Duck August 4, 2020 26 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [71]
King Von November 6, 2020 26 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. [72]
MO3 November 11, 2020 28 Dallas, Texas, U.S. [73][74]
Einár October 21, 2021 19 Stockholm, Sweden [75]
Young Dolph November 17, 2021 36 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. [76]
Drakeo the Ruler December 19, 2021 28 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Stabbing [77]
Snootie Wild February 27, 2022 36 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shooting [78]
Goonew March 18, 2022 24 Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. [79]
Archie Eversole April 5, 2022 37 Decatur, Georgia, U.S. [80]
Sidhu Moose Wala May 29, 2022 28 Mansa, Punjab, India Shooting [81]
Trouble June 5, 2022 34 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shooting during home invasion [82]
Notti Osama July 9, 2022 14 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Stabbing [83]
JayDaYoungan July 27, 2022 24 Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. Shooting [84]
Young Slo-Be August 5, 2022 29 Manteca, California, U.S. [85]
Pat Stay September 4, 2022 36 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Stabbing [86]
PnB Rock September 12, 2022 30 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shooting [87]
Takeoff November 1, 2022 28 Houston, Texas, U.S. [88]
AKA February 10, 2023 35 Durban, South Africa [89]
Pacho El Antifeka June 1, 2023 42 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [90]
Bigidagoe February 25, 2024 26 Amsterdam, Netherlands [91]
C.Gambino June 4, 2024 26 Gothenburg, Sweden [92][93]
Julio Foolio June 23, 2024 26 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Shooting [94]
Gaboro December 19, 2024 23 Norrköping, Sweden Shooting [95]
HavinMotion April 23, 2026 22 Washington, D.C., U.S. [96]
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