List of Rappers Who Have Been Killed by Bullets

Hip hop has a higher rate of homicide than any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher.

Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.  In 2020, XXL wrote that of 77 rapper deaths they examined, more than 40 remain unsolved, including the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, the 1997 murder of the Notorious B.I.G., and the 1999 murder of Big L.

Homicides of hip hop musicians has generated controversies over the genre, with New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemning drill rap in 2022 after both members of Tdott Woo Jayquan McKenley and Tahjay Dobson were murdered in Brooklyn that same year.

List of Rappers Who Have Been Killed by Bullets

– Pop Smoke
– King Von

– Takeoff

– Nipsey Hussle

– Tupac

– Biggie

– Big L

– XXXTentacion

– Young Dolph

– PNB Rock

– JayDaYoungan

– Drakeo The Ruler

– Houdini

– MO3

– Doe B

– Smoke Dawg

– Bankroll Fresh