now the 21 year old victim who was gunned down here has been identified as
a popular Toronto rapper before Houdini we get cosines from navitor Elaine's and
drop his EP underground in March of this year he doesn't sound like a Toronto man
you know I mean like didn't have that that thick Toronto accent you can't
really hear it and stuff that's why I kind of liked it more like New Guinea
before Houdini would clock in over a hundred thousand followers on Instagram
and drop tracks like big time fleek and myself like I was just making I was
making music well my name isn't shit yeah and then they just like thought
thank you I should just drop so doesn't drop this you know I have an awful music
job you know this job did before Houdini would be gunned down in a drive-by
shooting in downtown Toronto on May 26 2012 only 21 what I can confirm with
Toronto paramedics is that we have a total of three gunshot victims that have
been transported to a hospital Houdini was local talent here in Toronto who
wrapped this city heart now we even flex Canadian money in his music videos which
is something I've never even seen before now he became one of Canada's most
streamed independent artists and Toronto has always been a hard city to break out
of but even after Houdini went down to LA
and met with several labels who presented him with offers well he
decided to stay independent and to stay in his own lane now with two projects
having been completed working with Tory Lanez
well this kid he was definitely about to blow up and be the next big thing coming
out of the six unfortunately that won't happen now and the city that he reps so
hard well it went and released the cover page story that reads who made Houdini
disappear I gotta be honest with you guys the Toronto Sun that's just not a
good look now he was killed in a shooting that
also wounded a boy 15 years old and an innocent 27 year old woman now it all
took place just ten minutes from where I filmed these videos in a recent
interview with complex Canada when asked about how he's handling cope it well
Houdini he had this to say I'm my own man I do what I want
so people are saying don't go outside because you could get Corona I'm gonna
take the chance all my life I've been risking well it's a goddamn shame that
someone would go and take this kid down just as she was about to blow up what's
going on guys this boy my couple cretin back in again with another tragic video
and this is a local story now we were actually talking with Houdini in the
dm's about a month ago to work on his before their famous video now this is
actually Toronto's fifth based rapper to lose his life to gun violence this year
alone it's crazy and tragic stuff now we make these videos with the utmost
respect for those who want to know more about these artists please leave your
condolences for his friends and his family in the comments down below now
let's get into this video Houdini was born DiMarzio Jenkins and we can't
confirm his actual birthday but knowing that he was 21 years old while I'm
guessing he was born in and around 1999 no he grew up in the Jane driftwood
neighborhood near the notoriously dangerous area known as Jane and Finch
that was grandma she had a townhouse there where he lived with his mom his
dad his sister and his brother did you grew up there like that's that's where
you all have been my grandma was living there for like 25 yes true all my all my
family members if we grew up on that one house okay three rooms yeah a little two
one bathroom yeah we had people living in a basement sometime yeah what his
grandma passed away they had to give up the house so his family they then moved
to Branton and that's where he went to school
now he told complex Canada I just started participating in certain
activities and got into certain experiences that made me start to rap
like some people around me were rapping and I just got influenced by that he
also revealed that he got involved in street that was parents they tried to
persuade him to make something of himself through academics and they
wanted him to become a lawyer but he always knew that he was gonna make
something of himself doing what he loved I dropped a single
song called like in 2016 okay what Benji Oh
North Side bitch yeah came to conquer and everybody was fuckin with that song
that's dope they maximum made me next yeah like
peoples I can you could do this shit oh yeah after that song yes after like the
response from that song you kind of like low feedback yeah speaking of musical
influences he stated I mean there's a couple of joints that I F within the rme
culture my mom and sisters they used to play that music like alia and Sade lots
of reggae to like burst Hammond and Sanchez the oh geez
so me being around them I'm prone to it because I know what sounds good
and what notes to hit and how to orchestrate a song I guess
when asked to his favorite Toronto rappers were he answered yg burna Janey
Robin and Northside Benji speaking of which if you want me to cover more
Toronto rappers on this channel you gotta let me know in the comments down
below or hit me up in the DMS know we've been getting a ton of exposure from the
insanely popular Toronto Instagram account 6 buzz TV he also had a loyal
following and when he asked his fans to get his photo to 10,000 likes for him to
drop his EP underground well they got together quickly and met
his requests now he became one of Canada's most streamed independent
artists and despite having been involved in street life Olu Dini he had no record
he had no convictions and no outstanding charges at the time he was gunned down
now when this news broke well actually a few of his friends they messaged me
including Toronto chair girl now they all cited him as humble hardworking and
well on his way to big things I'm going to LA in the studio like all those
celebrities yeah making music
just doing shows and I was lit you do shortly know not chosen enable echo and
Canada already let go I wasn't even nervous now we had recently met with
record labels in LA but he declined several offers choosing to stay
independent he explained you know I'm at the top of
my tier right now when it comes to the underground scene in Canada so I like
that feeling I don't want to feel like I'm competing with bigger names that
have major backing major labels and a bigger budget than me and like that
I like the lane I'm in I see a lot of people out here with like certain links
and celebrity looks yeah but they still going nowhere yeah yeah I know it's very
true I have another dad like in know what I'm doing like I just got my team
and my neighborhood and my supporters are only late now this takes us for this
week now he was in downtown Toronto and he was crossing the street with the
teenage boy at Blue Jay way cell the king street when an SUV which was
possibly a blue Volkswagen Tiguan well that one had been on the street for a
little while and all of a sudden I pulled a u-turn and an assailant opened
fire near the bishop Otel now there was also an innocent bystander she was a
female 27 years old she got hit with a bullet as did the 15 year old kid
Toronto paramedics have told me that they have a fourth victim that they are
working on but I can confirm that there's three and gunshot victims that
have been transported to hospitals there's also bullet holes on the east
and the west side of the streets now no arrests have been made but a firearm was
found at the scene so if you have any information please contact the local
authorities when they did the suspect vehicle made a u-turn came out and
started firing at least this group of individuals gun bullets are very
indiscriminate they will just go through anything and unfortunately when you're
shooting downtown you know you're gonna cause carnage no Houdini isn't the only
rapper in Toronto to catch a bullet and lose his life there are other rappers
that have been killed more recently including Tyrone Noseworthy he was 19 he
was known as 44 double-o and he had worked with Houdini in the
there was also for our Hershey and dual 23 years old a k22 filthy there was joke
wash Stewart 24 years old also known as be villi and he had also
worked with Houdini as well then there was Kishan Brown 18 years old
also known as Y s and he'd collaborated with 44 double-o a Warner Music Canada
they had this to say about Houdini's passing Houdini had unlimited potential
as an artist and we are incredibly saddened that his life was cut short we
urge our elected officials to help address the root causes of gun violence
and put an end to these tragedies finally Tory Lanez well he took to
social media where he stated I'm trying I can't fight the tears from falling I
can't even find the words for his speech right now y'all took my F and N and all
he wanted to do was live hashtag r.i.p Houdini forever
one of the online tributes for Jenkins came from American artist meek Millz and
based on the 21 year olds Instagram page he was proud of his accomplishments as
an artist most recently celebrating the release of
a new project expressing excitement after a publication named him as one of
the top 30 Canadian artists to watch for in 2020 though he did have two albums
that he worked on with Tory Lanez that will be dropping shortly I believe so
stay tuned for that of course this is a very sad story so as for the rest of the
story well it lives on in his music and by those who know him best
is before they were gone my name is Michael credit that we make these videos
with the utmost respect please leave your condolences down below let me know
what other Toronto rappers you guys want me to cover and now we could probably
invite them in here for an interview before or after kovat sorry no no all
right guys let's say a prayer this is terrible okay bye