Deontrae Thomas (left) and Kenyata Bullard, aka Yungeen Ace, were arrested following an Orange Park robbery. A 30-year-old man was killed in that shooting and three men were arrested. Robison's song "Ksoo B" also mentions Gainer. Rothermel was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout between cars. The music and beats heard in the music videos are catchy, and millions of people have heard the songs on YouTube and other streaming services. Dont wish jail on nobody, I swear they need to free that man so he can catch a head shot, Julio Foolio raps. A lot of times the rap videos sends out a message, and youve got to pay close attention to the lyrics of it. Addison, a rapper known as Boss Goon, was shot on Jan. 16, 2019, after he performed at a late-night rap music event at the Paradise Gentlemen's Club at 8669 Baymeadows Road. If you havent noticed, something big is happening in Jacksonville right now. But my mind changed when I noticed that the only people covering Jacksonville rap were not from the city, so they were getting a lot of information wrong and found themselves in a position to sensationalize and poke fun at serious situations without repercussions. And to be fair, there havent been many successful rappers to emerge from the city over the years, minus a few exceptions. Just over a month after Addison's death,16-year-old Adrian Dennard Gainer Jr., a rapper known as Bibby, was shot deadin the Hilltop Village Apartments. Robinson was indicted for first-degree murder on March 24, reports First Coast News. A witness said he saw Gainer fall to the ground as he was shot, trying to protect himself, the warrant said. Holmes was a rapper in Jacksonville who performed under the name 320Popout. Two weeks later, Damon Rothermel was shot and killed while riding his bicycle on Emerson Street. You never know what God has planned, ya know? Jones said. Barner told detectives he was driving the Nissan with Hakeem Robinson andLeroy G.Whitakeras they searched for McCormick "with the specific intent of killing him," the warrant said. The Florida rappers remixed Vanessa Carltons classic pop record A Thousand Miles, which has become a favorite for rappers worldwide. The teens, Tre'von Bullard, Royale D'Von Smith Jr., and Jercoby Da'Shad Groover were killed in a June 2018 mass shooting. Fatal shooting at Shore House Apartments in Arlington, Man shot dead by security guard at Florida supermarket. Police said Addison. T.I. Abdul Robinson and his son, Willie Addison, are pictured at the rap event before the shooting. Jacksonville rapper Spinabenz faces trial delay on firearms charges Share Watch on The rapper will likely spend the extra weeks behind bars since his bond was revoked for allegedly removing his ankle monitor. Yungeen Ace, whose legal name is Kenyatta Bullard, is affiliated with ATK and is one of the biggest Jacksonville rappers on the scene right now. A year later, his remains were found in a wooded area. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested Ksoo in March charging him with killing Bibby and Lilbuck. Treating real-life situations like Grand Theft Auto Online recap videos, some of these outsiders have given people quirky nicknames, often making slick remarks about dead Black kids. Thomas and Bullard were both implicated in that robbery where the two conspired to rob someone who was reportedly selling marijuana, according to a June 2018 article in The Florida Times-Union. In 2021, a new Jacksonville rap song seems to be going viral every other week, with tracks like Who I Smoke, When I See You, and BeatBox, racking up tens of millions of plays. dscanlan@jacksonville.com,(904) 359-4549. Jackson and Benton are still praying for arrests. In an Aug. 27 interview, investigators said, Barner acknowledged he was driving the car that was involved in the murder of McCormick. The one thing constant in both is the "K" stands for "kill.". According to Barner, the reason Robinson wanted to kill McCormick was because he made a song which talked [disparagingly] about Willie Addison.. All he did was laugh and dance, Elizabeth Gainer said. Then on Jan. 15, 2020, 23-year-old rapper Charles McCormick, whos known as Lil Buck, was shot and killed in Arlington during a daytime ambush in a shopping plaza. - Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams. The sheriff said the videos are used to glorify guns, drugs and intimidate rival groups or gangs "that can lead to acts of retaliation and drive-by shootings.". A witness reportedly told the authorities that around the time of the shooting, she heard a man banging on apartments and calling for help. It is unclear if police have suspects or persons of interest at the time of this publication. The shooting victims had just left a rap music event at Paradise Gentlemens Club on Baymeadows Road. The song was created by Florida Rappers Spinabenz, Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, & FastMoney Goon. (Damn.) August 11, 2022. News4Jax Crime and Safety Expert Ken Jefferson said social media accounts and rap videos are often monitored by investigators because they will give coded clues about feuds between rival gangs. Avril Lavigne and Tyga Continue to Fuel Dating Rumors in Wake of Mod Sun Breakup, Shania Twain Reveals If Ex Robert 'Mutt' Lange Is Still With Former Friend Marie Anne After Affair, Former Letlive Guitarist Jeff Sahyoun Gets Candid About Carving New 'Path in Music' With Electronic-Rock Project Erase Theory (Exclusive), Watch: Demi Lovato Fights Off Raging Ghostface in 'Scream 6' Music Video for 'Still Alive', Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Delight With Surprise Performance. These rivalries have sparked beefs that turned deadly, most notable, in the 1990's - East Coast vs. West Coast - which resulted in the murders of arguably the two best in the industry, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. He was just a baby, she said. The two other men were Royale D'Von Smith Jr., 18, and Jercoby Da'Shad Groover, 19. Corbin got kidnapped, they found his bones he was rotten. The rappers in Jacksonville are taking violence, hip hop and videos to the extreme. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has charged a 15-year-old with possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent and tampering with evidence. ATK is listed on Apple Music under Ksoos music, but the ATK website is not active and reads Opening Soon., A post shared by ESPN 98 (@julio_foolio). But now, a new area of Florida is demanding attention, thanks to an explosive new generation of rappers up in Jacksonville. Robinson allegedly killed the two men in separate gang-related shootings, police said. The rapper's brother, Abdul Robinson Jr., was also indicted for first-degree murder, and their father, Abdul Robison Sr., was charged as an accessory after the fact. Addison'sfather, Abdul Robinson, was among those shot but not killed inside, according to news partner First Coast News. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the sound of Jacksonville hip-hop started to shift away from glossy party music. Hakeem Armani Robinson, a Jacksonville rapper who goes by the name Ksoo, was arrested and charged with the murder of two men. He kept dissin on me, now hes smoking twenty-three, Julio Foolio sings in the chorus. Went out to eat on his birthday. The shooting victims had just left a rap music event at Paradise Gentlemens Club on Baymeadows Road. He's accused of killing two people in separate Jacksonville shootings; the Feb. 25, 2019 killing of Adrian Gainer Jr., aka Bibby, and the Jan. 15, 2020 killing of Charles McCormick, aka Lilbuck. Robinson Sr.s attorney told News4Jax the songs are how the artists express themselves, adding there is no proof that the rap groups are linked to the murders. This arrest came after several months of Ksoo posting several videos of himself bragging about the killings of KTA members and taunting Julio Foolio about "smoking Bibby.". In Who I Smoke, a music video with rappers believed to represent ATK, lyrics reference at least three people that were killed in Jacksonville shootings in recent years. By. Social media is the "gang graffiti of the 1980's." VIEWS. He allegedly killed Adrian "Bibby" Gainer in February 2019 and Charles "Lil Buck" McCormick in January 2020. Certain subsections of YouTube are even making money by breaking down all the rivalries. They might implicate a person, Jefferson said. In October 2021, News4Jax reported that Robinson was among several Jacksonville rappers whose lyrics referenced real murders. They attempted CPR and it was suggested that this did keep Holmes alive long enough for him to be taken to the hospital, but he, unfortunately, was later pronounced dead. I forgive them, Jackson said. Hakeem Robinson better known as Jacksonville rapper Ksoo is charged with first-degree murder, while his brother Abdul Robinson Jr. is charged with second-degree murder. Gainer was 16. Flip the pages to check out Foolio naming his dead opps, after . He also described the subsequent police chase after the shooting, according to investigators. The burgeoning Rap scene continues to make way for new artists, including newcomer 21-year-old Joshua Holmes. 20. Holder, 32, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the rapper's death. Complications related to diabetes Lor Scoota 6/25/2016 23 . Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio sits in front of a banner with the photos of three teens in his latest video "When I See You." they found a man shot in or near his SUV. All he did was laugh and dance," Gainer's mother, Elizabeth Gainer, told News4Jax. The three others, including his brother, Tre'von Bullard , 18, died. Bullard was the only survivor of an ambush on Town Center Parkway in 2018 that left three others dead, including his brother. Luckily the man who was shot survived despite being hit twice with high caliber ammunition. Robinson is currently in jail, charged with second-degree murder in Gainers death. Family identifies man shot to death at Arlington apartment complex as Jacksonville rapper Family members tell First Coast News that Joshua Holmes, 21, was shot and killed at the Shore House. Copyright 2023 PopCulture.com. It could be drugs, it could be something as simple as me making a rap song about you and you dont like it. Many of the citys rappers make songs about street life in Duval County, and they all do it fromdifferent perspectives. A suspect was seen on dash-camera footage fleeing from McCormick's death and DeCoste insists this person cannot be Robinson because the person is too small. Despite the rising popularity of the songs which have become the subject of a YouTube documentary that features News4Jaxs coverage of the violence and has been viewed 3 million times JSO said the number of murders in the past year in Jacksonville has gone down. The star of KTA is rapper Julio Foolio. Arrested in that shooting was 19-year-old Deontrae Thomas. Bibby is Adrian Gainer, a 16-year-old friend of rapper Julio Foolio who was shot and killed in the Hilltop Village Apartments in 2019. Shot and killed Damo Glo 6/15/2022 23 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. In addition . A Jacksonville, Florida, grand jury indicted Hakeem Robinson, a rapperwho performs as Ksoo, in the deaths of two men. JSO said it believes having several of ATKs members in jail is helping. Despite the fact that "Who I Smoke" will probably be used in court at some point, the song has all the trimmings of a . . Florida is one of the biggest States in hip hop - the State has produced several influential figures like Rick Ross, Trina, Trick Daddy, Uncle Luke, Kodak Black, and many more. An 18-year-old aspiring rapper was shot Monday evening in the 2900 block of North Main Street then died after he and another victim made it to a hospital, according to the Jacksonville. A handgun was later found in the car that had fingerprints on it which belonged to Robinson, according to JSO. The cover included an image of Zion Brown, who was shot and killed in a 2017 triple shooting. Rapper Ksoo, real name Hakeem Robinson and a member of the ATK gang, subsequently put the fallen KTA victims on the cover of his album, Bibby Out. A week after the arrest of Hakeem Robinson, a Jacksonville rapper known as Ksoo, in connection with the shooting death of a 23-year-old man in Arlington, a warrant for his arrest suggests a feud over a rap song may have led to the murder. The rapper also calls out Hakeem Robinson by his rap name, Ksoo, and references his current incarceration. "Went out to eat on his birthday - four shot, three dead in the worse way - he kept dissin' on me - no he's smokin' 23 ". Johnsons mother, Melissa Jackson, reported him missing in 2018. The gun appeared to jam and the rapper wasnt able to land the kill shot. Even though the words in the music videos may give details about the murders, JSO Chief T.K. Respect: Tekashi 6ix9ine Visits A 5-Year-Old Fan Who Has Terminal Brain Cancer! Robinson had a handgun and Whitaker had an AR rifle, he said. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A 61-year-old man died after his car was pushed off the Buckman Bridge after a collision Tuesday, a report from the Florida Highway Patrol says.