In less than a decade, hip-hop has lost budding stars like XXXTentacion, PnB Rock, Young Dolph, and Drakeo The Ruler to street violence. The popularity of American sub-genres such as gangsta rap, trap, and drill combined with prison politics and gang culture has made this the most dangerous era of rap. This is a harsh reality that took the life of Takeoff, a rapper who was brutally murdered in front of his Uncle Quavo, despite being universally recognized as peaceful and easygoing by his peers.
An artist recently used A.I. to generate images and audio of some of the most notable rappers to have lost their lives to violence in the past decade. The viral video clip paints a sad and reflective picture of King Von, MO3, Takeoff, and JayDaYoungan as they explain how they died when they died and why.
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