JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The man accused in the shooting death of a 13-year-old Jacksonville boy has been identified as Marcel Johnson, 22. As pointed out by HotNewHipHop, 20-year-old Jacksonville native, Hakeem Robinsonwho performs under the name "KSOO"wasarrested last week onsecond-degree murder charges. The same way our job is to wake up and rap, its almost as if some of these fans jobs is to wake up and troll under Foolios comment section.. While incarceration has been a major obstacle, roadblock, and career altering for Baby Soulja, one should not overlook his impact as one of first Jacksonville rappers to appear in todays era of music. With all artists showing different aspects and lifestyles of their lives growing up in Duval County, the art of intertwining music and real life is something that any listener should expect from a roster of raw and uncut Jacksonville rappers. Jacksonvilles drill rap scene is dominated by ATK rapper Yungeen Ace and KTA rapper Julio Foolio. In them, he refers to Gainer as. Lil Willie was not and is not a gang member, Richy told News4Jax. Ironically, the two drill rappers are making threats and disses over love songs, a new take on drill rap. Surveillance cameras at Wackos Gentlemens Club filmed the moments leading up to the shooting. During this robbery, they held the homeowner captive before fleeing in a Dodge charger or challenger. Top 15 Jacksonville Rappers 1. If you need help with WJXTs or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. Youre down here part of a homicide investigation that were conducting, the detective said. As far as entertainment of Jacksonvilles urban areas, areas which are mostly based on the North Side, West Side, East Side, and small isolated sections of the South Side, Duval County can be credited for giving the world top comedian Lil Duval, also part time music artist, and DJ and music executive Bigga Rankin. A 22-year-old man killed Saturday afternoon when gunfire erupted as rap musicians were preparing to shoot a music video at a Northside Jacksonville barbecue restaurant has been . Robinson agrees. To fully understand whats happening right now, you need to go back to the beginning. Bibby ring a bell to you? the detective said. The shooting was videotaped, and the Jacksonville rapper shared video of the shooting to his fans. Jacksonville has never been thought of as a major music city in the eyes of the rest of America. He even tagged the victim. Robinson allegedly killed the two men in separate gang-related shootings, police said. }, six = 42 .hide-if-no-js { On the other, the national attention is putting a bigger spotlight on local street beefs, which has only amplified tensions. To be honest, its more well-known as the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. As Jacksonville has become one of the faces of southern hip-hop and Floridas rap scene, Yungeen Ace deserves much of the credit. Records show the second-degree murder warrant was for the 2019 death of 16-year-old Adrian Gainer. Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved. After posting several videos about killing KTA members and "smoking Bibby," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested Ksoo in March, charging him with killing Bibby and Lilbuck. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Now, one of the hottest rappers in the rap game, Nardo Wicks release of one of the top rap albums of 2021, Who is Nardo Wick?, helped him to make the rounds, topped the charts, and conquered almost all the headlines. Nardo Wick Now, one of the hottest rappers in the rap game, Nardo Wick's release of one of the top rap albums of 2021, Who is Nardo Wick?, helped him to make the rounds, topped the charts, and conquered almost all the headlines. These tensions have spilled over into the music, and Jacksonvilles drill scene is full of rappers referencing loved ones who have lost their life to gun violence. Then the detective tells him that they are working on a homicide investigation. The murder was witnessed by an off-duty police officer who saw two men gun down McCormick. Corley, who also was known as Tommyg LaOosie, was killed and four other people wounded in the shooting, police said. Willie Addison, 25, who went by the stage name Boss Goon, died of his injuries not long after he and five other individuals were dropped off at Memorial Hospital by a bullet-riddled sport-utility vehicle. But people also love Ksoo, and his life is in jeopardy because of egos and politics, not reliable evidence.". But beyond all the shock value is an undeniably talented new era of rappers, who are all drawing attention to themselves in their own ways. By Daniel S. Levine News4JAX obtained that March 2021 interrogation video that shows Robinson, also known as rapper Ksoo, in a room being questioned by Jacksonville investigators. All rights reserved. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Remains that were found in a wooded area of Northwest Jacksonville belong to an 18-year-old who was reported missing a year ago, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. This murder isn't the only alleged crime that the pair committed that night. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved. So I spoke with some of the most promising and important rappers coming from Jacksonville about the past and future of the citys rap scene, as well as their own personal success. Thats why were not concerned.. Heres the Latest Data (Updated for 2023), How Much Artists Make Per Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, More (Updated for 2022), R. Kelly Receives Another 20-Year Prison Term for Criminal Sexual Charges, PETA Stages Protest Against the Upcoming Ludacris SeaWorld Performance, Nipsey Hussles Killer Sentenced to 60 Years to Life in Prison, Drake & 21 Savage Settle with Conde Nast Over Fake Vogue Cover. A career dating back to 2010, Trap Beckhams unique flavor of music in southern hip-hop led him to signing with Def Jam. The rapper was not linked to any of the victims on the cover. A Jacksonville rapper accused in two separate murders is back in the news again after video of a police interrogation of Hakeem Robinson started generating chatter online. All rights reserved. Among the top street rappers from Jacksonville, despite incarceration Y&R Mookey has remained one of the most known artists in the city. Historically speaking, Jacksonville has been one of the more violent cities in Florida, but things have become progressively worse in recent years. The song features Ace rapping over the 2000s Vanessa Carlton hit, A Thousand Miles., When I see you, Ima push your shit back boy / Choppa get to splitting through your set, we dont fight, boy / Twelve paramedics couldnt save your fucking life, boy! Foolio dances around a graveyard with a printout of the three victims, singing happy birthday. Now he's smoking 23. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jacksonville man gunned down Wednesday in what's described as agang-related shootingwas an aspiring rapper with a criminal record whoperformed at a strip club hours earlier. . Like Robinson, the 23-year-old was a local rapper who performed under the name Lilbuck. Baby Soulja rose to the occasion following his time rapping and freestyling on YouTube during the early 2010s with the Boosie Bad Azz featured track, Dirty. From multiple albums to working with the top southern rappers, Baby Souljas pursue of music was long before rap became the number one career choice for many. *If any artists are missing from the list email media@kulturevulturez.com, Making his name known with the 2020 hit Comment, the young and hungry Brokeasf has all the makings and talent to be rich as f*** with his current route and path in hip-hop. MTO News learned that a popular Jacksonville rapper appears to have shot one of his opps multiple times and the rapper snitched on himself by posting a video of the shooting onto Instagram Live. "He was [a] joy. COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Making his name known with the 2020 hit Comment, the young and hungry Brokeasf has all the makings and talent to be rich as f*** with his current route and path in hip-hop. It says you dont have to make a statement or anything, you understand that, the detective said. The detective then pulls out pictures, which have been blurred in the video, to show Robinson. The rapper captioned the video saying that the opps was lucky I aint get the head shot.. Jacksonville rappers are at the forefront of a new trend called "Demon" rap, where artists do the most disrespectful things possible to dead members of rival gangs. Authorities suspect the shooting victims, whose names have not been released,were targeted. ), was indicted on a first-degree murder charge. "Bibby" is Adrian Gainer, a 16-year-old friend of rapper Julio Foolio who was shot and killed in the Hilltop Village Apartments in 2019. Who I smoke? At last check, one victim was listed in critical condition, while four others areexpected to survive. Falcon 9 launches Crew-6 from Cape Canaveral, Almost a dozen people hospitalized after fire onboard Spirit flight that diverted to Jacksonville, Local Weather: The heat holds as windy becomes the weather word Friday, until it posted it Wednesday on its website. 2:21. Lil Willie was a rapper who spoke to people, so dont get confused with him being a statistic or a product of his environment.. Another rising rapper in hip-hop and another a homegrown native from the East Side, Jdot Breezy has contributed much to hip-hop, especially providing listeners with songs like Shoot It Out, B**** K, Tweak S***, and No Name Droppin. In all, accumulating close to 70 million views on YouTube and close to 20 million streams on Spotify, Jdot Breezy is one of Floridas leading rap artists, helping Duval County to remain at top Floridas rap scene. The fans play a big role, he says. A friend who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Addison was an up-and-coming rap artistwho was focused on his music and turning his life around after getting out of prison. Rapper Ksoo, real name Hakeem Robinson and a member of the ATK gang, subsequently put the fallen KTA victims on the cover of his album, Bibby Out. Gainer was 16. Thanks to the rise of local street rappers, essential songs like Who U Tellin, Buckin Da Jack, and Got Fye helped inspire a new direction for the city that we still hear today. 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