RS (rapper)
Dutch drill rapper (2000–2019)
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Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam (27 October 2000 – 3 September 2019), better known under his pseudonym RS, was a Dutch drill rapper and the former frontman of the drill rap group FOG.[1] He has been described as "the most well-known member" of one of the most significant drill rap groups of the Netherlands.[2]
27 October 2000
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | TrappyDemon,Almighty RS |
| Born | Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam 27 October 2000 |
| Origin | Venserpolder, Netherlands |
| Died | 3 September 2019 (aged 18) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–2019 |
Life
Grootfaam was born in Amsterdam on 27 October 2000.[3] He was raised by parents with an Afro-Surinamese background. As a teenager, he followed a vmbo education at Bindelmeer College in Amsterdam.[4] Around this time, he started to create hip hop. A few years later, Grootfaam founded the drill rap group FOG.
Music
Grootfaam's music was characterized by a demonic and dark aesthetic. He rapped about violence, criminality and his life in the neighbourhood Venserpolder.
Death
On 3 September 2019 Grootfaam was stabbed to death by a member of a rival drill rap group.[1][4] It was the first time in Dutch history that someone died as a result of a drill feud.[5]
Grootfaam's death formed an important moment for the Dutch societal discussion about what role drill rap had played in the at the time increasing cases of knife violence among the youth.[6]