Memphis rapper Young Dolph was murdered in S. Memphis yesterday as he left Makeda’s Cookies. He was known in Memphis for giving back to his community. Every year he did a Thanksgiving drive in his old hood, and folks from that same community took him out. I don’t know the details that led to his death, but it’s said he had conflict with a couple other Memphis rappers, so maybe one of the other rappers’ associates had something to do with Dolph’s murder, who knows?🤷🏾♂️. All I know is this jealousy has to stop. There’s enough success out there for everyone, so why hate on someone that’s shining? You don’t know what they went through to make it. I’ll repost a post from a FB friend that sheds light on human nature:
Repost from John King Johnson:
“Dolph Opinions:
1. "Hunger, envy and lust, will make any man become a killer." Don't know who said it, but I feel it applies.
2. One of the OG ELs told me "Don't no starving people want to see you full,fat, and iced out in their face everyday. Eventually they going to take it from you or change your plane to get it."
3. It's a shame, Dolph just wanted to help Memphis. But we live in an era where niggas will literally take your life for looking too successful in their presence. They won't even rob you. They just will stop your existence.
4. Pay attention to Louisiana rappers that are successful: Master P, Baby, Wayne, Boosie,Kevin Gates... None of them live in their home state. For a reason.”
#3 confirms this whole post. Folks are too lazy to put in work to be successful, but they want to hate so bad on a blessed man that they’re willing to erase him off the earth. So you kill someone because you’re jealous of their success, then what? You go to jail for life, or you may be killed yourself because you don’t know what circles that person runs in.
#4 is sad, but true. If there’s anywhere you should get more support, it should be your home state/city. At the same time, you get more hate from your hometown because of the people you came up with in the same hood. You were blessed to make it out of the ghetto, and some people are stuck there & they’re mad, so they kill you thinking it’s going to make them feel better about themselves.
Young Dolph was a father, husband, son & friend to all who knew him. He will be missed by those who loved him.
