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Hip-Hop Stars Salute The Late Young Dolph #RIPYoungDolph
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The tragic shooting death of Young Dolph and the swirling speculation of who did the deed has dominated much of the news this week as expected. As it often happens after the murder of a recording artist. the South Memphis rapper’s peers have offered their words of respect in the wake of Dolph’s unfortunate passing. Young Dolph, born Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was shot and killed on November 17 outside of a cookie shop he frequented and promoted on social media according to reports. While Dolph famously had a long-running feud with Yo Gotti, Soulja Boy threw his name into the mix by egging on beef and reportedly put out a bounty. The “Crank Dat” rapper also got into a social media back and forth with Trouble, and Drakeo The Rul...
Young Dolph Shot & Killed In Memphis: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Mendez / Getty According to reports, Young Dolph was shot and killed today (Nov. 17). The Memphis rapper and entrepreneur was just 36 years old. Per Fox 13 Memphis, law enforcement confirmed that Dolph, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was the victim of a shooting that occurred at the Makeda’s Butter Cookies shop in Memphis. Maurice Hill, who owns the shop, told his staff that Dolph walked in to buy cookies when someone drove and shot him around 1 p.m. local time As photos of the crime scene started hitting the Internet, some noted that they could see Dolph’s vehicle in the parking lot, but this has yet to be officially confirmed. Twitter is already exploding with sorrow, mourning, and praise for Dolph after this tragedy, which you can see be...
Young Dolph, Prolific Memphis Rapper, Dies at 36
Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., professionally known as Young Dolph died in Memphis, Tennessee after being shot, three independent law enforcement services confirmed to FOX13. The shooting occurred at Makeda’s Butter Cookies, and its owner, Maurice Hill, told FOX13 his employees said Young Dolph walked in to purchase cookies. When the rapper was inside, an unidentified man entered the store, and fired at him. Young Dolph was well known in the Memphis community and released his debut King of Memphis in 2016. He performed at New York’s Rolling Loud festival just a few weeks ago. The rapper had previously been in two separate shooting incidents back in 2016 and 2017. Young Dolph was shot at in his SUV in February 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Memphis rapper Blac Youngsta turned...
Young Dolph Announces Retirement From Rap: “I’m Done”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Young Dolph is officially retired, allegedly. On Tuesday (Mar 30), Dolph took to Instagram to once again share news of his retirement from rap, revealing that his latest release, Dum & Dummer 2 with Key Glock would be his last and final release. “I hope y’all enjoying the new mixtape, it’s my last project putting out,” Dolph wrote. “I wasn’t gonna tell y’all but i thought y’all should know im done with music.” Although Young Dolph didn’t reveal what led to his final decision to quit the game, the Thinking Out Loud rapper has made a similar announcement before. As previously reported, last year the “To Be Honest” rapper previously told the world that he was considering his retirement from music, before confirming a week later...
