Philadelphia rap star PnB Rock (real name, Rakim Hasheem Allen) has been murdered in South Los Angeles at the age of 31. :\'(  Ge was fatally shot at Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles during a robbery.  :-\\

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/entertainment/pnb-rock-rapper-shot-los-angeles/index.html

PnB made waves at the end of the 2010s with two albums between 2017 and 2019 -- "Catch These Vibes" and "TrapStar Turnt PopStar." Between 2016 and 2019, PnB Rock had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100, four of which were in 2019. 8)

This comes just days after aspiring UK rapper Chris Kaba was gunned down by the London cops:

https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/aspiring-rapper-chris-kaba-shot-dead-by-the-police-in-london-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-1189528

And the untimely stabbing death of acclaimed Canadian rapper Pat Stay in Halifax:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/downtown-halifax-stabbing-lower-water-street-sunday-september-4-2022-1.6572399

Looks like rappers aren’t safe anywhere…  :-\\

The LA County Medical Examiner, upon conducting an autopsy, has concluded that PnB’s death was the result of gunshot wounds.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/17/pnb-rock-body-released-family-tension-mom-medical-examiner-lapd/

According to the TMZ account, there was a brouhaha at the M.E.’s office when the M.E. refused to hand over PnB’s body to PnB’s mother until after the autopsy was completed. The LAPD was called in to calm things down.  :-\\

Three people have been arrested in the murder of PnB.

https://www.foxla.com/news/pnb-rock-court-documents-reveal-details-on-rappers-final-moments

A 42 year old man has been convicted of murder, having sent his 17 year old son to do the deed.

https://www.theroot.com/a-17-year-old-killed-rapper-pnb-rock-but-heres-why-the-1851616604

After four hours of deliberation, a jury found Freddie Lee Trone guilty on one count of murder, two counts of robbery, and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.

During the two week trial, both sides admitted the teenager robbed Rock for his jewelry before shooting him in front of his family, per AP News. Although the defendant argued Trone only acted as an accessory to murder after the fact, the jury also held him responsible for sending his son to commit the crime.

In September 2022, the then 17-year-old walked into the Los Angeles restaurant wearing a ski mask. He approached Rock— real name Rakim Hasheem Allen— his girlfriend, and their now 4-year-old daughter before demanding Allen’s jewelry, according to BBC. After shooting him multiple times, the teen then stole some of Allen’s jewelry from his body before hopping into a getaway car driven by his father. The rapper was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Trone’s son is now 19, but due to his minor status when the murder was committed, his identity has not been released and he is currently held at a juvenile detention facility. He is scheduled for “mental competency proceedings” on Aug. 28, ;D according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.

Very sad.....