Longtime Three 6 Mafia member Koopsta Knicca (born Robert Cooper Phillips) has passed away at the age of 40 after he suffered an aneurysm and a stroke last week.
It has been almost two years since Grand Hustle recording artist Doe B was gunned down in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama and tragically, one of his former rapping partners has endured the same fate.
As the rap world mourns Eazy-E’s AIDS-related death, a new study from out of the University of Sydney is claiming that murder is the leading cause of death for rappers.
A Bronx Tale and The Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato was living the Hollywood life before a drug problem, and jail time, derailed his promising career. Recently, he recalled kicking it with some talented rappers before the drama; the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur and Keith “Guru” Elam.
Rappers are certainly not exempt to the reality that “tomorrow isn’t promised, “and unfortunately some lost their lives young, specifically before making it to 25. The age itself has been both a triumphant and tragic milestone in rap.
It truly hard to say goodbye to yesterday. Since Hip-Hop was birthed in the South Bronx, way countless individuals who repped the culture have passed away. Included in that bunch are rappers who left us entirely too soon and before reaching their true potential.
