At least one rapper was killed due to shooting every year as the hip-hop community, which often glorifies violence through music, has been closely associated with images of gun crime.
- November 6, 2022
AceShowbiz - Trouble, best known for hits like "Ain't My Fault", "Ready" and "Kesha Dem", also died in gun violence. The Def Jam rapper was tragically shot and killed on June 5. He was only 34 years old.
Trouble, whose real name is Mariel Semonte Orr, was found with a gunshot wound at Lake St. James Apartments in Conyers at around 3:20 A.M., according to the Rockdale County sheriff's office. He was reportedly shot in a car and was taken to a local hospital, but later died from his injuries.
In a press release, the Rockdale County Sheriff spokeswoman Jedidia Canty said the shooting was an isolated incident and appeared to be domestic. She added that Trouble and the suspect, 33-year-old Jamichael Jones, knew the same woman that they were visiting at the apartment complex.
