That is a clip from a live video from X and we will be seeing more of him a bit further
down on this list.
Hey guys im Court McGinley- and lets get right into our list of the Top 5 Rappers who passed
away too soon.
--Coming in at number 5- Easy E- Easy E was an American rapper who was a solo artist and
also a member of the hip-hop group NWA.
During his time in the spotlight he was referred to as the Godfather of Gangsta Rap.
He died on March 26th 1995 at only 30 years old due to complications with AIDS.
So the back story for this is as followed- on February 24th 1995 Easy E was admitted
to a medical center in LA.
He was having trouble breathing and thought it could be asthma due to a recurring cough
that he had since July 1994- so hed had this cough for 7 months before getting it checked
out.
Instead of being diagnosed with asthma- to his disbelief he was diagnosed with AIDS.
He went public with this illness the following month on March 16th.
Doctors believe he contracted the infection from a sexual partner.
And then 10 days later- one month after his diagnosis he died due to complications.
Over 3 thousand people attended the funeral.
He was buried in a gold casket and was dressed in a flannel shirt- jeans and a Compton hat.
In at number 4- Prodigy- Prodigy was an American rapper- actor and author.
He was also one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc.
He died on June 20th 2017 at 42 years old from complications related to his Sickle-cell
anemia.
For those of you who don’t know Sickle Cell Anemia is a group of inherited red blood cell
disorders.
Normally cells are disc-shaped but this disease changes them to a crescent shape.
This makes them harder and less flexible then normal red blood cells.
So they can get stuck in small blood vessels and block them.
This is also pretty painful for whoever has this illness- and causes a weakened immune
system and damage to organs.
It was also stated in the coroners report that he died of accidental choking.
A few days before his death he was hospitalized in Las Vegas Nevada during his Art and Rap
tour.
Because he was in the dessert he became dehydrated- which people who have sickle-cell anemia are
prone too- as well as having a weakened immune system.
It was a bad combination of events.
Prodigy actually addressed his battle with this disease in a song called- You can never
feel my pain.
At number 3--Tupac Shakur- Tupac was an American rapper and actor.
He was shot on September 7th 1996 in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas Nevada.
He was struck by 4 .40 caliber rounds.
Twice in the chest- one in the arm- and once in the thigh.
He was rushed to the hospital but died from his wounds 6 days later on September 13th.
He was just 25 years old at the time.
Tupac was an amazing artist and performer and managed to sell over 75 million records
world-wide which made him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Now when it comes to the killer there have been a few clues that came in.
Also its suspected that many people know who did it but no one is talking in fear of being
killed themselves.
For example- that night Tupac was riding with the head of Death Row Records- Suge – Shuge
Knight.
They went to the MGM Grand to watch a boxing match.
When they exited the venue one of Knights associates spotted Orlando Baby Lane Anderson-
a crips gang member from Compton in the MGM Grand lobby- so hes suspected to be involved.
The year following the shooting Knight stated during an interview that he did not know who
had shot Tupac but would never tell officers if he did.
Then theres also the conspiracy theory where Tupac isn’t even dead as people keep apparently
spotting him places.
Another suspect in the case was fellow rapper The Notorious BIG but he denied any involvement.
Then 6 months later biggy was also fatally shot in a drive by shooting.
Speaking of which…
Coming in at number 2--The Notorious BIG- Biggy was an American rapper who was killed
on March 9th 1997 at just 24 years old.
He was involved in a drive by shooting in LA.
At the time he was in an SUV and was shot 4 times- only one of the shots was fatal.
He was considered by many people to be one of the best rappers of all time.
When the shooting took place there were a lot of witnesses- and this ended up turning
into a huge media frenzy.
There was a lot of speculation of who shot Biggy but no one was ever formally charged
for the murder.
The case is still unsolved to this day.
Some years passed then in 2006 Biggys mom- his widow- and his children filed a 500 million
dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department.
They were alleging that some corrupt officers were responsible for his murder.
This is when Greg Kading stepped forward.
He was a retired LAPD officer who claimed that the head of Death Row records- Shuge
Knight hired a fellow blood gang member named Poochie to murder Biggy for 13 thousand dollars.
But back in 2003 Poochie himself was killed in a drive by shooting by rival gang members-
so this theory was never proven.
Coming in at our number 1 spot--XXX Tentacion- Triple X Ten-Tah-See-Yon- Tripple X Ten-Tah-
See Yon was a 20 year old American rapper who was killed at Gun point on June 18th.
He was out shopping for motorcycles in Florida when this happened.
At the time he was in his car when an eyewitness claimed a gunman came up and shot him.
The police were called as he appeared lifeless with no pulse.
He was taken to the hospital as a Level 1 trauma patient and was pronounced dead shortly
after making it to the hospital.
The killers took off with his Louis Vuitton bag.
A 22 year old tattoo artist named Dedrick Devonshay Williams has been arrested for the
murder of the rapper.
He was charged with first degree murder and a probation violation.
At the time he was on probation for auto theft.
The rapper made headlines over the years for making great music.
However he was also in the headlines for having a violent temper- beating and threatening
to kill his pregnant girlfriend- and going to jail.
However it should be noted before his death he was trying to get on the right path.
He was involving himself in charity work.
He was donating things such as clothes- shoes- and PS4s to under privileged kids.
He wanted to get his GED.
And he pledged to donate 100 thousand dollars to domestic violence prevention programs and
had admitted what he did to his ex was wrong.
Obviously theres never an excuse to put your hands on anybody- and nothing can really make
up for that.
But he was doing what he could and was trying to stop the cycle of his violent behaviour.
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Well there you have it that’s our list of the top 5 rappers who passed away way too
soon.
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