10 Rappers Who Have Killed People

10 Rappers Who Have Killed People

Cassidy

Cassidy's career was just beginning to peak when he dropped his Billboard chart-topper “I’m a Hustler” in 2005. But the success from the lead single and his sophomore album of the same title would be overshadowed by his June 17 arrest. The rapper was arrested in his hometown of Philadelphia on charges of murder, attempted murder, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, conspiracy and weapons possession for an April shooting that left Desmond Hawkins dead and another man injured. The “Hotel” rhymer was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault, in addition to possession of an instrument of crime and sentenced to 11-and-a-half to 23 months in jail. His former friend, fellow rapper Ar-Ab, claims he actually killed Hawkins and Cassidy "never caught a body."

Big Lurch

Rapper Big Lurch was at the center of one of the most bizarre and gruesome murder cases of 2003. The It's All Bad creator, who collaborated with Bay Area legends Too $hort and Mac Dre during his career, was allegedly high on PCP when he hacked open his roommate Tynisha Ysais’ chest, ripped out her lungs and began chewing on her cheeks. Authorities later discovered him wondering the streets naked and covered in blood. Despite his defense attorney's claims that Lurch was

Gucci Mane

Gucci Mane has been arrested almost as many times as he has released a mixtape or an album. His jail stints range from convictions for illegal firearms to drugs, but one of his more shocking arrests comes from killing a man in self-defense. In 2006, Gucci managed to avoid a murder trial for the 2005 shooting death of Young Jeezy’s friend Henry “Pookie Loc” Clark III. Five men reportedly attacked Guwop while he was at a friend's apartment in Decatur, Ga. According to witnesses, a scuffle between the Trap House creator and the men ensued and shots were fired. Gucci claimed self-defense and prosecutors agreed, dropping the charges. Unfortunately, that didn't keep him out of jail, where he currently sits until 2016.

J-Dee of Da Lench Mob

n the early '90s, Ice Cube had a helping hand in the success of Da Lench Mob, comprised of rappers J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone and Maulkie.They began garnering a buzz on the West Coast following the 1990 release of Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted album. But in 1993, the group's career came to a screeching halt when J-Dee, born Dasean Cooper, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 29 years in prison. The rapper reportedly killed his girlfriend’s male roommate during a fight. Although the label Lench Mob Records dropped him and the group replaced J-Dee, Da Lench Mob officially disbanded in 1994, after the release of their second album, Planet of the Apes.

Cool C

Philadelphia rapper Cool C, known for his '90s hit “Life in the Ghetto,” was one of the city's rising stars in 1996 when he was convicted for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Lauretha Vaird during an attempted bank robbery. The trial was speedy and although he maintains his innocence, Cool C was sentenced to death by lethal injection, just two days later. While on death row, he was granted two stays of execution -- one in 20016 and another in January of 2015. He currently remains incarcerated.

Earl Hayes

Aspiring rapper Earl Hayes, who was a friend of Floyd Mayweather and affiliated with his Money Team, shocked the entertainment industry when he murdered his wife Stephanie Mosley and then took his own life in December 2014. According to reports, the undefeated boxing champ was FaceTiming with Hayes just minutes before the murder-suicide. Apparently Hayes was in a jealous rage, claiming his wife was cheating on him with Trey Songz.

C-Murder

New Orleans rhymer C-Murder, brother of hip-hop mogul Master P, was making a name for himself collaborating with the likes of Snoop Dogg when he snapped and lived up to his rap moniker. C-Murder pulled out a gun and shot 16-year-old Steve Thomas in cold blood at a Louisiana nightclub in 2002. Although he professed his innocence, Murder was sentenced to life in prison and is currently serving his time at Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Mac Minister

Mac Minister burst on the scene in 2000, making waves not for his music but for a brawl with Bay Area rhymer E-40 at the Source Awards that year. Mac, a native of San Francisco, began to flourish on the underground scene and even worked with Snoop Dogg and Too $hort. However, less than a decade later and before he would receive any mainstream success, the rapper ended up back in hot water. Mac appeared on an episode of America’s Most Wanted for the murder of Anthony “Fat-Tone” Watkins and Jermaine “Cowboy” Akins. The killings were allegedly in retaliation for another hip-hop beef that left rapper Mac Dre dead. After nearly a year-long search, the “Treal Long” rhymer was apprehended in 2006 and brought to trial, where he was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in 2008. That same year, Mac Minister was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

G. Dep

Although police never suspected Harlem rapper G. Dep of murder, he couldn’t live with the fact that he killed someone years before he made a name for himself in rap circles. The former Bad Boy Records signee, who had the world doing the Harlem Shake with the visuals for his hit “Let’s Get It,” attempted to “make things right with himself and God” when he turned himself in at an NYPD police station and admitted that he shot and killed a man in a botched robbery attempt in 1993. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2012

X-Raided

X-Raided lived a lifestyle that reflected his brash gangsta rap lyrics. He was a rapper by day and an active member of the Garden Blocc Crips by night. The Sacramento, Calif. native was entangled in illegal activity when he was arrested and sentenced to 31 years in prison for the gang-related homicide of a woman after they raided her home and shot her. The arrest occurred in 1992, just months after the release of his debut album, Psycho Active. His case made national headlines as the album was used in court as evidence to showcase that the gun photographed on the cover of the LP was the murder weapon

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