The following is a list of notable hip hop musicians who have been murdered.

A 2015 study concluded that murder was the cause of 51.5% of U.S. hip hop musician deaths.[1] The study noted that this figure refers primarily to premature deaths as most hip hop musicians have not yet lived long enough to fall into the highest-risk ages for heart- and liver-related illnesses.

NameDate of deathAge Location of deathCause of deathRef.
Scott La RockAugust 27, 198725New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[2]
Paul CJuly 17, 198924New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[3]
D-Boy RodriguezOctober 6, 199022Dallas, Texas, U.S.Shot and killed[4][5]
CharizmaDecember 16, 199320Milpitas, California, U.S.Shot and killed[6][7]
StretchNovember 30, 199527New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[8]
SeagramJuly 31, 199626Oakland, California, U.S.Shot and killed[9][10]
Tupac ShakurSeptember 13, 199625Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Shot and killed[11][12][13]
Yaki KadafiNovember 10, 199619Orange, New Jersey, U.S.Shot and killed[14]
The Notorious B.I.G.March 9, 199724Los Angeles, California, U.S.Shot and killed[15][16][17]
Fat PatFebruary 3, 199827Houston, Texas, U.S.Shot and killed[18][19]
Big LFebruary 15, 199924New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[20][21][22]
Freaky TahMarch 28, 199927New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[23]
BugzMay 21, 199921Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.Shot and run over[24]
DJ Uncle AlSeptember 10, 200132Miami, Florida, U.S.Shot and killed[25][26]
Jam Master JayOctober 30, 200237New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[27]
SabotageJanuary 24, 200329São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilShot and killed[28][29]
CamoflaugeMay 19, 200321Savannah, Georgia, U.S.Shot and killed[30]
Half a MillOctober 24, 200330New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[31]
Soulja SlimNovember 26, 200326New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Shot and killed[32][33]
Mac DreNovember 1, 200434Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.Shot and killed[34]
Blade IcewoodApril 19, 200528Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Shot and killed[35]
ProofApril 11, 200632Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Shot and killed[36][37][38]
Big HawkMay 1, 200636Houston, Texas, U.S.Shot and killed[39]
VL MikeApril 20, 200832New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Shot and killed[40]
DollaMay 18, 200921Los Angeles, California, U.S.Shot and killed[41][42][43]
LeleJuly 1, 201023Trujillo Alto, Puerto RicoShot and killed[44]
Magnolia ShortyDecember 20, 201028New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Shot and killed[45]
Bad News BrownFebruary 11, 201133Montreal, Quebec, CanadaMurdered[46]
Adán ZapataJune 1, 201221San Nicolás, Nuevo León, MexicoShot and killed[47]
Lil PhatJune 7, 201219Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.Shot and killed[48]
MC DalesteJuly 7, 201320Paulínia, São Paulo, BrazilShot and killed[49]
Pavlos FyssasSeptember 18, 201334Keratsini, Athens, GreeceStabbed to death[50]
DepzmanSeptember 21, 201318Birmingham, West Midlands, EnglandStabbed to death[51]
Doe BDecember 28, 201322Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.Shot and killed[52]
The JackaFebruary 2, 201537Oakland, California, U.S.Shot and killed[53]
FlabbaMarch 9, 201537Alexandra, Gauteng, South AfricaStabbed to death[54]
Chinx DrugzMay 17, 201531New York City, New York, U.S.Shot and killed[55]
Bankroll FreshMarch 4, 201628Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Shot and killed[56]
3-2November 10, 201644Houston, Texas, U.S.Shot and killed[57]
XXXTentacionJune 18, 201820Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.Shot and killed[58]
Jimmy WopoJune 18, 201821Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.Shot and killed[59][60]
Smoke DawgJune 30, 201821Toronto, Ontario, CanadaShot and killed[61]
Young GreatnessOctober 29, 201834New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Shot and killed[62]
FeisJanuary 1, 201932Rotterdam, South Holland, NetherlandsShot and killed[63]
Kevin FretJanuary 10, 201925Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto RicoShot and killed[64]
Nipsey HussleMarch 31, 201933Los Angeles, California, U.S.Shot and killed[65]
Pop SmokeFebruary 19, 202020Los Angeles, California, U.S.Shot and killed[66]
HueyJune 25, 202031Kinloch, Missouri, U.S.Shot and killed[67]

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