American rapper Young Dolph is shot dead outside a store

Rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed outside a cookie store in Memphis (Tennessee) on Wednesday morning, according to local media. The 36-year-old musician was hit by bullets as he left the commercial establishment. According to witnesses, a car stopped and was shot several times from one of the front windows.

The musician was shot from a car that stopped as he was leaving a commercial establishment in Memphis

A video posted on social media shows his vehicle parked a few steps from where he was shot and police cordoning off the place. The authorities have not confirmed if the musician was accompanied, as some versions point out.

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Young Dolph has already been shot more times

In 2017, the rapper had been the victim of another attack with a weapon that left him several injuries, none seriously. Then, the musician, father of two children, attributed the attack to the “jealousy” that aroused his success in the music industry.

In 2021, the rapper’s truck received more than 100 gunshot wounds in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dolph, whose real name is Adolf Robert Thornton, Jr, is known for songs like Major and On the River . His first album King of Memphis was released in 2016 and since then he has managed to add six more productions, all with great success in the rap industry. Several artists, such as fellow rapper and producer Quavo, have expressed sadness at the news of his murder. “Curse. This hurts. Rest in peace, Dolph ”, he wrote on his Twitter account.

Young Dolph’s greatest hits, shot to death in a Memphis store

Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., was born in Chicago in 1985 and moved to Memphis when he was just 2 years old.

His first big hit was ‘Paper Route Campaign’ (2008) , followed by his first studio album ‘King of Memphis’ (2016) and popular collaborations with Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, TI, Gucci Mane or 2 Chainz.

Young Dolph’s biggest hit was ‘Rich Slave’ , with which he reached at number 4.

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