Category: rapper

Miami Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh Killed in Ambush Shooting

MIAMI—Miami rapper Wavy Navy Pooh was killed in an ambush shooting as he drove with two young children, local media reported. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name was Shandler Beaubien, was stopped at a light Friday evening when a car pulled alongside and someone inside opened fire, killing him, the Miami Herald and WPLG-TV reported….


US Lawmakers to Probe Promoter Live Nation’s Role at Deadly Travis Scott Concert

U.S. lawmakers are launching an investigation into the role of events-promoting company Live Nation Entertainment at rapper Travis Scott’s concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston last month, when 10 people died in a stampede. U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Representatives James Comer, Kevin…


Rapper Fatally Stabbed at Exposition Park Concert in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles rapper Drakeo the Ruler has died after being stabbed at a star-studded 12-hour concert at Banc of California Stadium at Exposition Park on Dec. 18, according to multiple media reports. Officials have not confirmed the victim’s death or identity, but one of the rapper’s representatives confirmed the information with Rolling Stone magazine…


Compton Rapper Reportedly Shot to Death in Inglewood

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A man identified in media reports as Compton rapper Slim 400 was fatally shot in Inglewood, and a police investigation was underway Dec. 9. The shooting was reported about 8 p.m. Wednesday at Manchester Boulevard and Seventh Avenue, according to reports from the scene. Officers on patrol heard the gunshots and responded to find a man on the…


Award-Winning Teenage Rapper Shot to Death in Sweden

STOCKHOLM—An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper was shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports on Friday said was likely to be gang-related. The case has shocked the Swedish entertainment world and highlighted what officials said was the urgent need to deal with growing criminal gang activity in the Nordic country. The…


Nipsey Hussle ‘Dis’ Eyed as Possible Motive in Aspiring Rapper’s Murder Captured on Instagram Live: Police

By Nancy Dillon From New York Daily News An aspiring southern California rapper shot to death during an Instagram Live last week may have been targeted due to an alleged “dis” against the late rapper Nipsey Hussle, a police official said Tuesday. Zerail Rivera, who went by the name Indian Red Boy, was murdered in…


Paris Police Release Rapper Lil Baby, Hand Him Drug Fine

PARIS—Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining him for having cannabis in his car, according to the city prosecutor’s office. He was stopped along with NBA star James Harden, who was frisked but not detained. Lil Baby’s arrest on Thursday along one of the French capital’s most upscale avenues shocked…


Paris Police Detain Rapper Lil Baby, Frisk NBA Star Harden

PARIS—American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly transporting drugs, according to the city prosecutor’s office. NBA star James Harden was also stopped but not detained, the prosecutor’s office said. Images shared on social networks showed the Brooklyn Nets star briefly frisked in the incident on one of the French capital’s…