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WBL Hosting DMV HIP HOP 50 Events & More
Words, Beats & Life Inc. (WB), the leading Hip-Hop educational nonprofit in the region, is hosting a DMV Hip Hop 50 concert and more.
Family Of DMV Rapper Goonew Defend Bliss Nightclub Body Viewing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Goonew / @goonew64 The news of slain rapper Goonew and the nightclub body viewing event that recently took place is still causing observers to react with both shock and deep criticism. The family of the DMV artist is defending the moment, stating that Goonew would have wanted this to take place. TMZ caught up with Goonew’s mother, Patrice Morrow, and his sister, Ariana, to hear their explanation for giving the rapper born Markelle Morrow his unique homegoing ceremony. From TMZ: Related Stories The artist’s mother and sister, Patrice and Ariana Morrow, tell TMZ … when they first met with the funeral home, Patrice made it clear she didn’t want anyone looking down on her son. They wanted him to be propped up on display after seeing other services do somethin...
Twitter Shocked By Bliss Nightclub Body Viewing For DMV Rapper Goonew
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Goonew / @goonew64 The DMV Hip-Hop was recently rocked by the news that local favorite Goonew was shot and killed in Prince George’s County, Md. last month. Over the weekend, images surfaced of a going home service at a nightclub with the embalmed body of the rapper available for viewing, causing ripples of shock throughout Twitter. Via social media, the body viewing funeral service for Goonwew was held at the Bliss nightclub in Washington, D.C., and featured a large crowd saluting the fallen rapper. Goonew was fashionably dressed as he often displayed via his social media feeds and was adorned with a king’s crown. According to reports from Goonew’s family, the rapper was shot in the back after being robbed of a watch while on the way to deliver a b...
RIP Goonew: DMV Rapper Goonew Shot & Killed In Prince George’s County, Md., Twitter Reacts.
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Goonew / @goonew64 Goonew, a rapper from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Friday (March 18) according to still-developing reports. Goonew, who was affiliated with Hoodrich Pablo Juan and rapped under other monikers, was considered one of the innovators of the DMV Hip-Hop scene, as evidenced by the outpouring from fans and associates online. Details of the passing of Goonew are largely scant but what is known is that the rapper was shot and killed in District Heights, Md. in the Washington suburb of Prince George’s County. Emerging on the scene around 2017, Goonew, who also rapped under the names Hoodrich Goonew, Big Wizzle, and other flips of his stage name, he and fellow DMV rapper Lil Dude were fre...
