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It's common place to say that, while many rappers brag about what they do and did in the streets, what they are actually talking about is drug traffic and everyday lots of people die because of it. Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC died because of this decades ago, Tupac Shakur, even though not many people know about this, died because of it a long time ago, and more recently, even though they aren't as famous as the ones I talked about above, many other rappers died latelly because of it. I could give you many examples, like Dolla or Slim Dunkin', but I think it would be more adequate right now to talk about Lil Phat, a rapper affiliated to Trill Entertainment, which is a traditional rap label from many Louisiana rappers like Lil Boosie, Webbie, Mouse and others. The news came out today that he was murdered in Atlanta, and the homicide was drug related. When he was 15 he was one of the rappers to appear on Independent, a single by Webbie that achieved some considerable airplay back in 2007 in the US. There you could already see he had some talent, but, like most southern rappers, he recurred to the drug market to get his hustle on. Even though it's something I like to hear on rap music and the fact it gave an opportunity for some of the best rappers ever to publish they work and reach a bigger audience, moments like these make me wonder what a vicious cicle it is and if there isn't another way around for rappers and other ambitious young men on the same place Lil Phat was to get by. It has changed a lot in rap, but we still hear about the death of this young, promissing rappers every other days, and it's nothing but a big shame. To be honest, I didn't knew Lil Phat's work very well, but hearing his Death Before Dishonor mixtape and some others songs he put out, you could see that he might have what it takes to make some great music in this rap game. Well, rest in peace and let's also pray that this type of thing don't continue to go on.
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