Since 1987, an astonishing 52 rappers have been murdered, with only a handful of them solved.

[kingofnyc]

false propaganda...........

truth hurts

 

[NvrCMyNut]

Great read. I think that numbers too low though. They dropping like flies in Chicago rn

 

[call_me_step_daddy]

not trying to be bogus but i swear i still anytime i read about slim dunkin's death

 

[West Coast Avenger]

truth hurts

where did they build Biggie's statue at? Been trying to find it?....I encouraged a younger cousin of mine to take the Tupac class at UC Berkley..........

 

[ULCYril]

Although rappers are obviously higher-profile, this becomes even more depressing when you realize rap is not the only pillar of Hip Hop whose members are commonly murdered. A lot of graffiti artists have been murdered over the years, often by the police. A handful of them:

Mike "Dream" Francisco

REST IN POWER MIKE DREAM FRANCISCO - 40th BIRTHDAY

Michael "Trigz" Pebley

Trigz, Graffiti, Tattoo Shop Artist Dead: Killed In Fatal Shooting

Michael Stewart

Death of Michael Stewart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

so true its crazy how many graff writers are getting killed especially these days. Running those lines pretty dangerous now with police and train security (they killed more graff writers than anything)
The
R.I.P To all the artists trying just to express themselves

 

[Harry B]

What about Pookie Loc?

Solved

 

[MikeyC]

4 all my fallen souljaz.

 

[Mac Casper]

dose that suppose to mean


but anyway, i believe the writer used the 4 biggest names
IMO big L is much much more known in the hip hop world then mac dre

and i say that respectfully

Fair enough but I'd say they're pretty even in-terms of notoriety, the casual rap fan probably doesn't know either

 

[BrothaZay]

39 of the 52 were in their 20s
4 of the 39 were still teenagers.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Maan...SO yall telling them...them niccaz affliated with Chief Keef had long standing beef and was gonna wind up clapped anyhow?

Young Sosa looking like he cursed n shyt..

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

This is true hating... when people say you're doing well when you have haters.

Certain haters take the hate too far and wanna kill you.

A lot of these guys were just in the wrong place at the wrong time too.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

I don't remember seeing E-money Bags on this list

 

[kingofnyc]

where did they build Biggie's statue at? Been trying to find it?....I encouraged a younger cousin of mine to take the Tupac class at UC Berkley..........

rather have a real mc spit this in my name
than a made statue or class taught for the casual cac fan

It's about who strikes hardest not who strikes first
That's why I laugh when I hear that wack ass verse
That shyt was the worst rhyme I ever heard in my life
Cause the greatest rapper of all time died on March, 9th
God bless his soul rest in peace kid
It's because of him now at least I know what beef is

 

[kingofnyc]

Fair enough but I'd say they're pretty even in-terms of notoriety, the casual rap fan probably doesn't know either

gotta disagree
look at their affiliations, cant compare - plus L was on the verge of signing with the number 1 label just before he got killed

 

[Igloo Stix]

God bless the dead. Tough being a hip hop head. I remember when the news broke on most of these late 1990s - 2000s deaths.

Did I overlook Half a Mil on this list?