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Rapper Young Dolph Shot and Killed at 36 in Memphis

Rapper Young Dolph Shot and Killed at 36 in Memphis

Rapper and music executive Young Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee this Wednesday afternoon according to information provided ny law enforcement sources FOX13 Memphis.



The shooting happened at a bakery called Makeda’s Butter Cookies in South Memphis. The owner, Maurice Hill, recounted to FOX 13 that his employees told him that Young Dolph, 36, entered the shop to buy cookies when someone then drove up and shot and killed him around 1:00 p.m.



Tragedy strikes Young Dolph as he was buying cookies at a local bakery. We have breaking team coverage for you on @FOX13Memphis https://t.co/byFN3WrXZB pic.twitter.com/I4IiFKmvlD

— Yasser A. Kishk (@yakishk) November 17, 2021

Shortly before 5 p.m., Memphis police released preliminary information about the shooting. Officers said information is pointing to Young Dolph being the victim, but they said the identification process has not been completed.



Young Dolph, whose real name is Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was pronounced dead on the scene by attending police.







Memphis police called the shooting “senseless” and expressed that “our hearts go out to the Thornton family and all who were affected by this horrific act of violence.”



Unfortunately, this wasn't Dolph's first experience being the target of a shooting. Despite his success as a recording artist and music executive, Dolph has had a number of attempts on his life over the recent years.



Most notably, in February 2017, more than 100 gun shots were fired at his SUV in Charlotte, North Carolina. Somehow he emerged unscathed and would go on to release a song detailing the incident titled “100 Shots”.



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Later that same year, Dolph was shot three times in Los Angeles where he recovered.



The rapper is survived by two children, Tre Tre Thornton and Aria Ella Thornton.



About Young Dolph's Music Accomplishments



Since the release of his debut album King of Memphis in 2016, Young Dolph's music career rapidly soared. Overall he has scored three Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.



His 2020 project Rich Slave was the most successful of the three by peaking project ]at No. 4 on the chart.



Dolph's record sales included a a combined 2.6 million equivalent album units and sold 221,000 copies per MRC Data while his catalog amassed 3.9 billion on-demand U.S. streams.



Dolph also emerged as a keen talent evaluator and music executive with the success of his Paper Route Empire and the rise of his protégé Key Glock. Just this week, Glock debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with Yellow Tape 2. 


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