Hed just seen the doctor and left maybe 15 minutes before he got shot, said the worker, who did not want to provide their name. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The rapper, whose real name was Tajay Dobson, 22, was shot in the head on Avenue L near E. 98th St. Cops and relatives said the entertainer, whose real name is Nasir Fisher, was. Chii WVTTz, a rising rapper in New York's drill music scene, has become the latest casualty of the escalating violence in the city. The Brooklyn-based rapper, who was born Nickalus. To Jayquans mother and father, I want you to say I'm sorry, a tearful Adams said. Adams told reporters on Friday that he plans to meet with "some very top known rappers" to form a coalition of hip-hop artists dedicated to tackling the problem. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of 51.5% of hip hop musician deaths. On Jan. 27, Brooklyn rapper Nas Blixky barely survived a gun ambush that left him wounded in the back and legs. This story has been shared 226,073 times. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Adams said that once he learned about McKenleys life, a clear profile emerged of someone who needed help because he struggled in school and at home. The rapper moved inside the store, but was followed in by the group. Thats all he did with his money. One had on orange shorts and a Yankees hat, police said. Rapper Pop Smoke performs onstage during day 2 of the Rolling Loud Festival at Banc of California Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, Kay Flock was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Dec. 23, 2021, for a shooting that occurred just seven days prior. Aspiring is a word that means hope, but his music was anything but hopeful, Adams said. Motive aside, the slain teens ailing father was crushed by the violent death of his son, the youngest of his four kids. The circumstances surrounding Chii Wvttz death remain mysterious, but it is believed that the rapper was shot and killed. One of the men pulled out a gun, firing four or five times, a pharmacy employee told News 4. The disturbing footage obtained by The Post Friday shows the crew mercilessly attacking Avanti Frowner, 27, inside Amazing Pharmacy on East Tremont Avenue near Arthur Avenue around 3:45 p.m. Thursdaybefore one of the men shot and killed him. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? A gunman remains on the run in connection to a pharmacy killing that took the life of a 27-year-old man in the Bronx. Los Angeles drill rapper Money Gang Vontae has sadly been shot dead in New York. An aspiring Bronx drill rapper, lured to his death last weekend by a phone call, was likely gunned down over the name-dropping lyrics in his music, a police source confirmed Wednesday. It wasnt his music, it was a robbery., Police investigate a fatal shooting on Beekman Avenue and East 141st Street in the Bronx on Sunday, September 25, 2022. 18-year-old Jayquan . But he was happy and had a lot of friends. This story has been shared 226,073 times. Another emerging NYC rapper was tragically gunned down over the weekend. There are thousands of Jayquans in our city right now, Adams said. The sellers were part of four men, who when speaking with Frowner outside the pharmacy, allegedly began to rob the man of his gold chain, wallet and phone. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Bandits throw knives, store items at workers while ransacking NYC deli: video, Woman shoots man, 71, during attempted robbery in NYC home: cops, Park Slope shop owners terrorized by uptick in brazen crimes including $2M smash-and-grab, Armed diner who fatally shot robber in Houston restaurant heist will face grand jury. "Demons," one of his releases from last year, was well-received by fans, as were a few other . Jabari Evans, a professor of race and media who studies subgenres of urban youth, at the University of South Carolina, told ABC News that the "well-defined sound" of drill music is what makes it unique, and the genre is sonically known for "chanty choruses, dark scents and kind of warring 808 [drum beats].". I Got Use To Counting So Much Money I Got Paper Cuts! Thats when the suspect claims he shot and killed Aracena, sources said. First published on June 10, 2022 / 9:40 PM. This is a list of rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. The circumstances surrounding Chii Wvttz death remain mysterious, but it is believed that the rapper was shot and killed. The Brooklyn drill music scene was brought into the mainstream by artists like Fivio Foreign and the late rapper Pop Smoke, who was one of the biggest stars to popularize Brooklyn drill before he was shot and killed on Feb. 19, 2020. The CBS New York team is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSNewYork.com. In February 2022, NYC mayor Eric Adams had set to ban music videos associated with the drill scene after learning about the killing of 18-year-old rapper C-HII Wvttz. This is tha sound of New York. One of his offerings from last year, Demons, was well-received from fans, in addition to a few other records. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Murdered Florida rapper XXXTentacion trial set to begin, Accused Idaho killers unsealed search warrants reveal blood-stained mattress cover, Court asked to void verdict against Derek Chauvin in George Floyds murder, Couple, son learn their fates for killing security guard over face mask feud. The assailants also robbed a second person, whose connection to the victim is unclear, police sources said. I luv this city, all we tryna do is be positive inspirations for communities & families. No arrests had been made by Friday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/8SiHUGpCze. "I saw that one of them had a gun.". The last photo posted to the official Money Gang Vontae Instagram account shows him standing in front of a Bronx bodega. It is the third shooting on the same block in as many weeks, Tremont Avenue resident Naida King told The Post. But the violence described in the lyrics and the genre's origins in Chicago gang culture are what make it controversial. It's not that the music is the cause of the violence, but it's fueling the desire to retaliate, he said. In May 2020, up-and-coming rapper Nick Blixky, 21, was shot and killed on Winthrop St. near Rogers Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Hot 97s DJ Drewski, whose legal name is Andrew Loffa, was an early supporter of Pop Smoke and the Brooklyn drill music scene. TDott Woo attends the 2021 Thanksgiving Drive in New York, Nov. 23, 2021. He is a 29-year-old very successful rapper with many hits songs and collaborates with many renowned artists. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is raising the alarm over violent content in drill rap, a controversial and popular subgenre of hip-hop, and wants social media companies to restrict artists from sharing their music on those platforms. Police investigate the fatal shooting of Jordany Aracena on Beekman Ave. and E. 141st St. in the Bronx on Sept. 25. Fivio Foreign, one of the most popular NYC drill rappers, responded to the mayors comments by offering to meet with Adams, urging him to fight with us not against us.. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News). He added, I would luv to come 2gether & work on some type of common ground but its deff not the music thats causen or contributen to the violence.. His net worth is estimated to be $8 million as of December 2022. Yes, he was a rapper, said the victims cousin Odales Lenus, 61, who helped raise the teen after the boys mother died four years ago. Frowner has become the latest victim in a string of violent crimes in New York City linked to the drill rap culture. I love you always and forever.. According to a social media post made by somebody identifying as the young rappers best friend, the rising rapper and DOA affiliate is no longer with us. Rapper Lil Durk performs onstage during Day 1 of Rolling Loud Los Angeles at NOS Events Center on December 10, 2021 in San Bernardino, Calif. Mayor Eric Adams shares the story, Feb. 10. The five individuals in the below video are being sought in connection to this homicide. Jordany was shot in the chest, in the arm. Rising Brooklyn rapper TDott Woo fatally shot as gun violence plagues hip-hop community Its not even just the drill music itself, she said. According to a social media post made by somebody identifying as the young rapper's "best. TOBE NWIGWE - LORD FORGIVE ME ft. Fivio Foreign perfoms onstage during Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2021 at Prudential Center on November 21, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. And I hope God will make them pay for it all.. Adams comments come after the shooting deaths of two young aspiring drill rappers in Brooklyn earlier this month. Fivio Foreign perfoms onstage during Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2021 at Prudential Center on November 21, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Fellow Bronx Councilwoman Diana Ayala echoed the mayors complaints about businesses allowing violence-related content on their platforms. The grieving dad said his son likes everything that money could buy, and added that he worked hard for the jewelry he wears. CHII WVTTZ, a promising young rapper from The Bronx, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. Updated on: June 11, 2022 / 4:55 PM TDott Woo attends the 2021 Thanksgiving Drive in New York, Nov. 23, 2021. He started rapping as a high school freshman, and was heavily influenced by Lil Wayne, as well as his older brother and cousin, according to the release. CHII WVTTZ, an 18-year-old Bronx-based drill rapper, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. Some of the employees ran to the basement, she added, while she and others hid behind the pharmacy counter. Thousands of children experiencing homelessness and poverty, who need educational support, who are at high risk we cannot let thousands of children lose their lives to violence and neglect.. NEW YORK (KABC) -- A 27-year-old drill rapper from Los Angeles was shot and killed after being followed into a New York pharmacy Thursday, according to police. "Our hip-hop is no long hip-hop anymore, and now, if you're not doing drill, you're not going to get no play," Williams said. Frowner was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. NEW YORK - Five people are wanted in connection to a shooting at a Bronx pharmacy that left a drill rapper dead. It was then that the duo were approached by a group of men trying to sell marijuana. But drill music "evolved" over the years, as it blew up around the world, Evans added, becoming popular in cities from NYC, to Los Angeles and countries like the United Kingdom and Uganda. Read more. Frowner, 27, was inside Amazing Pharmacy on East Tremont Avenue near Arthur Avenue around 3:45 p.m. Thursday when he was blasted multiple times in the body and torso, police said. Detectives believe the killing of 17-year-old Jordany Aracena was retaliation for the content of his songs although it was unclear whether any of the five ski-masked men who came to kill the youth this past Sunday night were mentioned in his recordings, the source said. 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I wish they could get rid of crack and heroin, which is what theyre all fighting about, Bonilla said. The man shot dead inside a Bronx pharmacy. Erik Nielson, co-author of the 2019 book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America, told ABC News that drill musics primary connection to violence is artistic and creative and for drill artists, the music is "a way out of the the violent neighborhoods that they chronicle. They dont need to be on the streets no more ever! Avantis dad, Roger Frowner, 56, told The Post. Scroll through some tribute posts below. [44] There was a lot of backlash met with this statement. It wasnt immediately clear if detectives believe the accused shooter told the truth about his motive. A 27-year-old man was shot to death inside a Bronx pharmacy Thursday afternoon, police confirmed. In the last year, we have said goodbye to Young Dolph, Wavy Navy Pooh, Tdott Woo, Slim 400, due to similar circumstances. McKenley was shot in the chest, police said, and was transferred to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE. Detectives on the scene located four shell casings left on the street after the lethal quintet, all dressed in black, ran off. Frowners mother, Andrea Banks, posted about her sons death on Facebook late Thursday afternoon. The suspects snatched the victims chain and money before fleeing on foot, according to sources. No arrests were made in the slaying. Fredo Santana, King Louie, G Herbo, Lil Bibby and Lil Reese. Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE. My wife died, and now our Jordany he wasnt the same after that, said dad Jordan Aracena, 62, who landed on disability after a pair of massive coronaries. In my district, weve seen that pattern over and over., Police investigate the fatal shooting of Jordany Aracena on Beekman Ave. and E. 141st St. in the Bronx on Sept. 25. If you have any information, contact @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS or DM their account. An aspiring Bronx drill rapper, lured to his death last weekend by a phone call, was likely gunned down over the name-dropping lyrics in his. I'm sorry we betrayed him, and so many others like him.. Hes in another state, and I cant do nothing. They killed my Son MoneyGang Avanti Frowner Wolfpack Im so heartbroken, she wrote, using the name that Frowner had on his Facebook account. I never thought Id be writing RIP next to your name no time soon, wrote Chiis friend on Instagram, sharing a photo with the rapper. In my district, weve seen that pattern over and over.. According to the preliminary investigation, four suspects fled the scene on foot. As the New York hip-hop community continues to react to Chii Wvttz passing, we send our sincerest condolences to the rappers family, friends, loved ones, collaborators, and fans. 27-year-old Avanti Frowner of Los Angeles was shot several times by a group . Four men sought by cops are captured on video released late Friday, and the fifth is shown in a surveillance image. ABC News' Aaron Katersky contributed to this report. Police had believed Aracena, who lived just up the block, was likely gunned down over the insulting lyrics in his music directed at specific people, sources said. The rappers dad, Roger Frowner, 56, said the suspects dont need to be on the streets no more ever!, If they kill somebody in broad daylight, inside of a store, they are treacherous, he said. We can't stereotype an entire group based on the genre of music that they've chosen to participate in, he said. He was 22. The NYPD cited the drill rap culture earlier this year for inflaming gang tensions, with the rappers often taunting rivals in their lyrics and videos leading to lethal results. Jordany took a fatal gunshot to the chest, and was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital, authorities said. Rapper Chief Keef performs onstage at The Novo by Microsoft on May 22, 2019 in Los Angeles. Chilling video captures the moment a Los-Angeles-based drill rapper was shot dead inside a Bronx pharmacy in broad daylight by a group of four men trying to steal his gold chain. The group then ran, leaving the helpless victim sprawled out behind the counter with a blood-soaked shirt. We've received your submission. ", According to Evans, drill rap emerged in the Southside of Chicago in the early 2010s as Chicagos version of gangster music and was centered around well-defined gang politics.". On the day of the murder, Aracena crossed the street and approached the alleged killer and his friends. One of his offerings from last year, Demons, was well-received from fans, in addition to a few other records. EMS rushed the man to St. Barnabas Hospital, but he could not be saved, cops said. A worker at theMetro UrgiCarenext door said the victim had just left the doctors office for an appointment to get his eyes checked. The worker who was behind the counter disappears just before the du-rag-wearing man fires off at least four shots leaving the helpless victim sprawled out behind the counter with a blood-soaked shirt. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. The case is sealed. Like many young men, Jayquan was an aspiring rapper. It is incredibly odd to blame the victims of gun violence for the gun violence, he said. The best new artist is notorious for few of the nominees actually being new. He is an American Rapper, Singer, and songwriter from Chicago. This story has been shared 108,464 times. 2022, of an aspiring young rapper, Jayquan McKenley, who was killed in Brooklyn, New York. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Authorities set to reveal possible charges in Alec Baldwins Rust set shooting, Alabama basketball coach talked to Ray Lewis about Darius Miles murder arrest: He went through a similar situation, Man charged with murdering plumber whose remains were found in California mountains, Smoke shop worker shot after kicking rowdy crew out of store. Rapper Pop Smoke performs onstage during day 2 of the Rolling Loud Festival at Banc of California Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Los Angeles. Roger Frowner said that he had no idea Avanti was visiting the Big Apple until his brother called me., My son is gone, Roger Frowner said. NEW YORK -- A drill rapper was killed during a botched robbery in the Bronx. It happened inside the Amazing Pharmacy in East Tremont on Thursday afternoon. If ya dissing each other in the songs, dont even send it to me! he wrote. That's when she began to panic, she said. / CBS New York. Over the years, drill artists have been monitored and targeted by law enforcement, with some being banned from performing in their own hometowns. While a local man who saw the aftermath of the shooting suggested a gang-related beef as the motive, Scott described Jordany as someone on the verge of landing a record deal. Jayquan McKenley, an 18-year-old aspiring rapper from the Bronx known as CHII WVTTZ, was shot and killed Sunday morning while leaving a recording studio in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. You know, I mean, we pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing, yet we are allowing music -- displaying of guns, violence -- we're allowing it to stay on these sites.. 18-year-old C-Hii Wvttz was shot while leaving a Brooklyn Airbnb-turned-studio early Sunday (February 6 . CHII WVTTZ, an 18-year-old Bronx-based drill rapper, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. Like other drill music artists, McKenley and Dobson built a following and released their music on social media. He was killed in The Bronx at around 3.45pm on June 9 after being chased into a pharmacy by a group . It is unclear if the shootings were related to their involvement in drill music. He said on Tuesday in a message posted to his Instagram Stories that while he will continue to play drill music, he will no longer play diss/gang music that is aimed at rival rappers. After Adams shared McKenley's story during a press conference last week, their deaths sparked a new debate about drill, which has generated controversy since it started in Chicago about a decade ago. Get the HOTTEST Music, News & Videos Delivered Weekly. According to cops, Jordany was on Beekman Ave. near E. 141st St. in Mott Haven when the bullets starting flying around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday. On Sept. 30 detectives told The New York Daily News that the 17-year-old name-dropped other drill rappers and slain gang members in his music. Erik Nielson, the co-author of Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America, told ABC News that Adams comments suggesting that tech companies ban drill rap are the latest chapter in a long history of police and politicians working to vilify and scapegoat rappers for issues that stem from systemic inequality. 5 months ago. McKenleys Instagram account has more than 27,000 followers and Dobson has more than 94,000 followers. Im just hurt right now.. Johnny Boy Da Prince, 23, shot in alley. His friend told investigators that Frowner paid a visit to the store to pickup eye drops after a visit to a local eye doctor, officials said. We were all hiding, we were not in a position to hear anything, he said, when asked if the victim had any last words. The suspects are shown knocking Frowner to the ground, pushing him past a swinging door to enter the area behind the counter, where one of the men strikes him with a long umbrella. The owner of Amazing Pharmacy, who did not give his name, told The Post Friday that there were no other customers in the store at the time of the slaying and all of the workers were in the back. FAT, PHARRELL, OLU of EARTHGANG. CHII WVTTZ, an 18-year-old Bronx-based drill rapper, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. Dont stop tha video from dropping, Fivio Foreign wrote in a series of tweets. We r losing too many young men and women to the streets!, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez told Fox5NY earlier this week that there have been a number of shootings in Brooklyn recently that are directly related to drill.. Scroll through some tribute posts below. When we came out they had already moved the body, I did not want to see him., [Shootings are] an everyday thing now, its a common thing, said another worker, who also did not give his name. UPDATE 6/11: 5 wanted in. The victim was shot and killed in broad daylight in front of customers and workers, with law enforcement sources saying the man was killed amid an attempted robbery. On June 9th, a 27-year-old male was shot multiple times & killed near 595 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. These drill rap videos are causing young people to lose their lives. A teen gunman confessed to killing a 17-year-old Bronx drill rapper but denied the victims disrespectful rhymes led him to pull the trigger, police sources said Wednesday. Stunned fans reacted to his death in Instagram comments. Tahjay Dobson, who is known as rapper Tdott Woo, was shot and killed on Feb. 1. He also faces charges of first-degree. If Aracena was killed over his lyrics, it wouldnt surprise many familiar with drill rap culture. Watch on. [1] [2] We just tryna show tha world how far we can take it. But family members of the young murder victim told the Daily News they believe the killing was a robbery gone wrong despite suggestions the shocking slaying was tied to the diss lyrics in some of his songs. Instead, the suspects story goes, the killing was over a petty turf dispute, said the sources. The last photo posted to the official Money Gang Vontae Instagram account shows the rapper standing in front of a Bronx bodega. NBC New York's Erica Byfield reports. A 2020 press release on the Renegade Promotions Entertainment and Distribution website described Money Gang Vontae as a lyrical artist that raps and speaks about things he has really been through.. Last month, Bronx drill rapper DThang Gz was arrested and charged in a 65-count . CHII WVTTZ, a promising young rapper from The Bronx, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. Theres so much gun violence and its not even summer yet, the 68-year-old woman said. This time, the victim was 18-year-old Jayquan McKenley, a rising hip-hop artist who performed as Chii Wvttz. Pop Smoke, New York Drill Rapper, Dies At 20 Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was born Bashar Barakah Jackson, . The Bronx is getting dangerous. He was very new to drill and may have said the wrong thing in a song, City Councilman Oswald Feliz, a childhood friend of the victims older brother, said shortly after the shooting. pic.twitter.com/8SiHUGpCze. In this Sept. 4, 2021, file photo, Fivio Foreign (L) and TDott Woo perform during 2021 Made In America at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. If you have any information, contact @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS or DM their account. It was alleged that Kay Flock shot and killed a. The unidentified victim is a drill rapper who previously lived in Chicago and Los Angeles. Disturbing footage obtained by the Post Friday shows four of the suspects struggling with Frowner before one man fires off at least four shots. While there are instances where drill music has inflamed existing tensions, Nielson said, the more productive question to ask is, "Why were those tensions there, and what are we all doing about it?". He was very new to drill and may have said the wrong thing in a song, said City Councilman Oswald Feliz, a childhood friend of the victims older brother. Many drill rappers who live in communities with a high level of violence have been killed over the years. CHII WVTTZ, an 18-year-old Bronx-based drill rapper, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. Hip hop has a higher rate of homicide than any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher. He was 22. That may have made him a target. These children today, man. NEW YORK - The NYPD has made a second arrest in the murder of a drill rapper inside a Bronx pharmacy earlier this month. This story has been shared 226,073 times. He was in town for a show, according to police sources and his dad. A teen gunman confessed to killing a 17-year-old Bronx drill rapper but denied the victim's disrespectful rhymes led him to pull the trigger, police sources said Wednesday. This story has been shared 108,464 times. He told police three men robbed them of cash and gold chains. "We're going to sit down and really bring in the rappers and show how this is impacting and is causing loss of lives of young people like them," Adams said. Jayquan McKenley, who goes by the stage name CHII WVTTZ, is seen in a video posted to his known Instagram account. The assailants also robbed a second person, whose connection to the victim is unclear, police sources said. The 27-year-old man was reportedly in the area scouting music venues with a friend before Frowner stopped by Amazing Pharmacy on East Tremont Avenue around 2 p.m., two senior police officials said. We've received your submission. The suspects made off with the victims chain and money, sources said. He said, Oh my God. When we got to the hospital, my daughter said, Hes dying. Then the doctor said, Hes gone., New York Daily News and Police Bureau Chief. "He said 'Please, please we can talk, we can talk," according to the worker. Tahjay Dobson, 22, known to drill rap fans as TDott Woo, was shot and killed in Canarsie hours after signing a record contract on Feb. 1. A 27-year-old out-of-town drill rapper was shot dead in the Bronx after being chased into a pharmacy by a group of four men trying to rob him of his gold chain, cops and sources said. The footage of the shooting shows one of the suspects, wearing a white T-shirt and white du-rag apparently struggling to grab something from Frowner before three more suspects rush in through the door. In 2021, one in three gangland murders in London was linked to drill music, and a number of them resulted in artists' deaths. New York City Mayor Eric Adams hold a press conference at City Hall to announce raises for essential workers, Feb. 11, 2022, in New York. ! he wrote. This story has been shared 108,464 times. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News). 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. We are going to pull together the social media companies and sit down with them and state that you have a civic and corporate responsibility, Adams told reporters last week. Clothes, cars and jewelry., He described his son as popular, well-known, and into music., He was a good son, he did what he was supposed to do, the grieving dad continued. Get off my block! 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