Since 1987, an astonishing 63 rappers have been murdered, with only a handful of them solved. XXL checks in on the status of every murdered rapper's case.
Trill Entertainment rapper Lil Phat was shot dead outside of Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs, Georgia last year on June 7th. Lil Phat, real name Melvin Vernell III, was only 19. There we're five men who were charged with Phat’s 2012 murder and faced six counts of participation in criminal gang a…
Webbie is back. On November 19, the Baton Rouge rapper will release his fourth installment of his Savage Life series. So far, he’s giving us a taste with singles “Bad Bitch 2,” “Realest” and more. He’s also bring…
Louisiana rapper Lil Phat was killed in retaliation for stealing 10 pounds of weed, according to prosecutors in the murder case of the men charged with killing the former Trill Family MC. Five men, including a rapper, a former Division II basketball standout and a former Russian mobster have been li…
A new suspect has been indicted in the murder of Louisiana rapper Lil Phat. ABC News obtained reports that indicate that rapper Gary "Eldorado Red" Bradford is one of the five men charged with Phat's 2012 murder. Strangely enough, Red had previously collaborated …
Another man has been arrested in connection with the 2012 murder of rapper Lil Phat. Decensae White, 25, the leading scorer on San Francisco State University's basketball team this past season, has been extradited from San Mateo County, CA to Atlanta, GA to respond to charges associated with th…
Three of the four men charged in the June 2012 killing of rapper Lil Phat are in custody, and one of them has ties to the Russian mafia. Russian mobster Mani Chulpayev is accused of hiring hit men to kill the rapper, reportedly to silence him about shady car deals, according to a report by Atlanta&C…