List of murdered hip hop musicians

The following is a list of notable hip hop musicians who have been murdered.

A 2015 study concluded that murder was the cause of 51.5% of American hip hop musician deaths.[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.
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, 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 Beaten and shot [46][47]
Adán Zapata June 1, 2012 21 San Nicolás, Nuevo León, Mexico Shot and killed [48]
Lil Phat June 7, 2012 19 Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. Shot and killed [49]
MC Daleste July 7, 2013 20 Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil Shot and killed [50]
Pavlos Fyssas September 18, 2013 34 Keratsini, Athens, Greece Stabbed to death [51]
Depzman September 21, 2013 18 Birmingham, West Midlands, England Stabbed to death [52]
Doe B December 28, 2013 22 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Shot and killed [53]
The Jacka February 2, 2015 37 Oakland, California, U.S. Shot and killed [54]
Flabba March 9, 2015 37 Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa Stabbed to death [55]
Chinx Drugz May 17, 2015 31 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot and killed [56]
Bankroll Fresh March 4, 2016 28 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shot and killed [57]
3-2 November 10, 2016 44 Houston, Texas, U.S. Shot and killed [58]
XXXTentacion June 18, 2018 20 Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. Shot and killed [59]
Jimmy Wopo June 18, 2018 21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Shot and killed [60][61]
Smoke Dawg June 30, 2018 21 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Shot and killed [62]
Young Greatness October 29, 2018 34 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Shot and killed [63]
Feis January 1, 2019 32 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Shot and killed [64]
Kevin Fret January 10, 2019 25 Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico Shot and killed [65]
Nipsey Hussle March 31, 2019 33 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot and killed [66]
Pop Smoke February 19, 2020 20 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot and killed [67]
Huey June 25, 2020 31 Kinloch, Missouri, U.S. Shot and killed [68]
King Von November 6, 2020 26 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Shot and killed [69]

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