Category: American rapper

Police in Memphis Hunt for Suspects in Young Dolph’s Killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Police scoured the city of Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday as they searched for suspects in the killing of influential rapper Young Dolph at a popular local cookie shop, a shooting that drew shocked and mournful reactions from the music world and throughout his hometown. Few details have emerged about the shooting of the 36-year-old…


Rapper, Actor DMX, Five-Time Billboard Chart Topper, Dead at 50

NEW YORK—American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, People magazine said, after suffering a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth…