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 - Goonew is another rapper who lost his life at a very young age. The "Real Steppers" spitter, who was involved in a shooting in 2019 but survived, was killed during a fatal shooting incident in District Heights, Maryland on March 28. He was only 24 years old.
Announcing the heartbreaking news was his manager. "The 24-year-old Maryland rapper had a gift for smearing time, phrasing his rhymes slightly in front of the beat, making the present moment feel weightless and imprecise," an obituary read. "It gave his music an enchanted temporality, but for Goonew, it all felt perfectly natural."
The Prince George's County Police Department initially shared the news, tweeting that a shooting had taken place at 5:45 P.M in the 3400 block of Walters Lane in District Heights. "Once on scene, they located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a hospital for life threatening injuries. At approx. 7:30 pm, the victim was pronounced dead," read the tweet.
