CHII WVTTZ, a promising young rapper from The Bronx, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. According to a social media post made by somebody identifying as the young rapper's "best. The Bronx is getting dangerous. So far no arrests have been made in either case, according to police. Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS via Newscom. Tahjay Dobson, 22, known to drill rap fans as TDott Woo, was shot and killed in Canarsie hours after signing a record contract on Feb. 1. It wasnt his music, it was a robbery., Police investigate a fatal shooting on Beekman Avenue and East 141st Street in the Bronx on Sunday, September 25, 2022. 27-year-old Avanti Frowner of Los Angeles was shot several times by a group . A 27-year-old out-of-town drill rapper was shot dead in the Bronx after being chased into a pharmacy by a group of four men trying to rob him of his gold chain, cops and sources said. Frowner has become the latest victim in a string of violent crimes in New York City linked to the drill rap culture. DANIEL WILLIAM MCKNIGHT Jones was ordered held without bail during his Thursday arraignment. NEW YORK (KABC) -- A 27-year-old drill rapper from Los Angeles was shot and killed after being followed into a New York pharmacy Thursday, according to police. No arrests were made in the slaying. After Kei Henderson who managed 21 Savage until late 2019 took a hiatus from hip-hop, Ben Reilly, an ATL transplant by way of Brooklyn, was the rapper to bring her back.In 2021, his first . I luv this city, all we tryna do is be positive inspirations for communities & families. Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE. In 2021, one in three gangland murders in London was linked to drill music, and a number of them resulted in artists' deaths. The best new artist is notorious for few of the nominees actually being new. A worker at theMetro UrgiCarenext door said the victim had just left the doctors office for an appointment to get his eyes checked. So you know, a big-ass hole is in my heart.. TOBE NWIGWE - LORD FORGIVE ME ft. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News). On Sept. 30 detectives told The New York Daily News that the 17-year-old name-dropped other drill rappers and slain gang members in his music. Erik Nielson, co-author of the 2019 book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America, told ABC News that drill musics primary connection to violence is artistic and creative and for drill artists, the music is "a way out of the the violent neighborhoods that they chronicle. 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When we came out they had already moved the body, I did not want to see him., [Shootings are] an everyday thing now, its a common thing, said another worker, who also did not give his name. Chilling video captures the moment a Los-Angeles-based drill rapper was shot dead inside a Bronx pharmacy in broad daylight by a group of four men trying to steal his gold chain. While a local man who saw the aftermath of the shooting suggested a gang-related beef as the motive, Scott described Jordany as someone on the verge of landing a record deal. In the last year, we have said goodbye to Young Dolph, Wavy Navy Pooh, Tdott Woo, Slim 400, due to similar circumstances. One of the men pulled out a gun, firing four or five times, a pharmacy employee told News 4. In this Sept. 4, 2021, file photo, Fivio Foreign (L) and TDott Woo perform during 2021 Made In America at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Yes, he was a rapper, said the victims cousin Odales Lenus, 61, who helped raise the teen after the boys mother died four years ago. On June 9th, a 27-year-old male was shot multiple times & killed near 595 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. Many drill rappers who live in communities with a high level of violence have been killed over the years. I never thought Id be writing RIP next to your name no time soon, wrote Chiis friend on Instagram, sharing a photo with the rapper. Mayor Adams even suggested some social media companies ban drill performers videos after the slayings of two aspiring rappers in Brooklyn. You know, I mean, we pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing, yet we are allowing music -- displaying of guns, violence -- we're allowing it to stay on these sites.. 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His friend told investigators that Frowner paid a visit to the store to pickup eye drops after a visit to a local eye doctor, officials said. The victim was followed into the pharmacy, where he was fatally shot. According to a social media post made by somebody identifying as the young rappers best friend, the rising rapper and DOA affiliate is no longer with us. Disturbing footage obtained by the Post Friday shows four of the suspects struggling with Frowner before one man fires off at least four shots. The footage of the shooting shows one of the suspects, wearing a white T-shirt and white du-rag apparently struggling to grab something from Frowner before three more suspects rush in through the door. Now that my son is dead, I cant be happy any more.. McKenleys Instagram account has more than 27,000 followers and Dobson has more than 94,000 followers. The owner of Amazing Pharmacy, who did not give his name, told The Post Friday that there were no other customers in the store at the time of the slaying and all of the workers were in the back. The worker said she heard man begging for his life. We hear moral panic when any new counterculture emerges in our country, particularly in urban areas, Evans said, adding that banning drill music wont solve the problem because there will always be new evolutions of self-expression in hip-hop culture. Thousands of children experiencing homelessness and poverty, who need educational support, who are at high risk we cannot let thousands of children lose their lives to violence and neglect.. I never thought Id be writing RIP next to your name no time soon, wrote Chiis friend on Instagram, sharing a photo with the rapper. If you have any information, contact @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS or DM their account. On June 9th, a 27-year-old male was shot multiple times & killed near 595 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. We were all hiding, we were not in a position to hear anything, he said, when asked if the victim had any last words. The unidentified victim is a drill rapper who previously lived in Chicago and Los Angeles. Jayquan McKenley, who goes by the stage name CHII WVTTZ, is seen in a video posted to his known Instagram account. He was 22. They did the dumbest thing they could ever do in life. Adams comments come after the shooting deaths of two young aspiring drill rappers in Brooklyn earlier this month. "I saw that one of them had a gun.". And despite the diversity of the lyrics and the artists, Evans said the genre still carries the same violent connotation in the media and for law enforcement. ABC News' Aaron Katersky contributed to this report. Like other drill music artists, McKenley and Dobson built a following and released their music on social media. News 4's Gaby Acevedo reports. Hip hop has a higher rate of homicide than any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher. 5 months ago. The man, whose name was not released, was shot in the chest just before 3:45 p.m. in Amazing Pharmacy at 595 E. Tremont Ave., according to police. NEW YORK -- A drill rapper was killed during a botched robbery in the Bronx. Fivio Foreign perfoms onstage during Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2021 at Prudential Center on November 21, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. He was in town for a show, according to police sources and his dad. CHII WVTTZ, an 18-year-old Bronx-based drill rapper, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. They dont need to be on the streets no more ever! Avantis dad, Roger Frowner, 56, told The Post. Get the HOTTEST Music, News & Videos Delivered Weekly. FAT, PHARRELL, OLU of EARTHGANG. Like many young men, Jayquan was an aspiring rapper. TDott Woo was fatally shot outside his home in Canarsie, up-and-coming rapper Nick Blixky, 21, was shot and killed. Mayor Adams even suggested some social media companies ban drill performers videos after the slayings of two aspiring rappers in Brooklyn. But the suspect whose name was not released because hes a juvenile told detectives he didnt know the victim or anything about his drill rap lyrics, sources said. He was faceup, bleeding, she said. A lone black shoe could be spotted inside the store where boxes of medicine knocked from the shelves were scattered on the floor. ", According to Evans, drill rap emerged in the Southside of Chicago in the early 2010s as Chicagos version of gangster music and was centered around well-defined gang politics.". In May 2020, up-and-coming rapper Nick Blixky, 21, was shot and killed on Winthrop St. near Rogers Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The rapper, whose real name was Tajay Dobson, 22, was shot in the head on Avenue L near E. 98th St. NYC teen shot while studying in her house blasts Adams ove Carole Baskin claims her dead husband found alive but no one noticed last year, I went to McDonalds drive-thru for lunch but left with bags of cash instead, Accused Idaho killer's unsealed search warrants reveal blood-stained mattress cover, The holiday hubbub is taking over Midtown NYC and beyond, Why NYC's new vice economy weed, casinos might be doomed, Madonna: Im struggling to understand how to be a mother, Jen Shah posts, deletes cryptic message about the truth after prison sentencing, Kardashians are confused, concerned about Kanye Wests new marriage, Kitten born with same 'Zorro' mask as her father, Shakira allegedly discovered Gerard Piqu's cheating because of a jam jar. Thats all he did with his money. One of his offerings from last year, Demons, was well-received from fans, in addition to a few other records. 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