This list contains some American rappers who were shot dead.
2pac
2pac Shakur was a well-known American activist and rapper. Six days after an unknown assailant in a white Cadillac shot him four times in the chest at a Las Vegas stoplight, he passed away on September 13, 1996.R
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According to reports, there was a lack of cooperation from witnesses and a lack of follow-up on gang-related leads that led to the unsolved homicide case.
Notorious BIG
At a Los Angeles stoplight, Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., was shot and killed.
They thought that the murder was the result of an ongoing dispute between East Coast and West Coast rap musicians.
Wallace passed away just a few weeks before the release of his new album, Life After Death.
Nipsey Hussle
A prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday at the start of a long-delayed murder trial that rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed by a man who was angry about a conversation about snitching.
Nipsey Hussle was shot outside his clothing store in a calculated, premeditated manner.
Pop Smoke:
Pop Smoke, a rapper from New York, was killed in a home invasion on February 19, 2020, in his rental house in Los Angeles. He died at the age of 20. The rapper belonged to the new wave of rap artists.
PnB Rock:
RnB Rock was killed on the September 12, 2022 during a robbery incident where his jewelry was stolen after his girlfriend shared their location online.
