Memphis rapper Young Dolph killed in a shooting
Young Dolph (born Adolph Thornton Jr.) was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon. He was 36 years old.
The rapper was the victim of a shooting outside Makeda's Cookies in Memphis.
According to FOX13 Memphis, "three independent law enforcement sources" confirmed Young Dolph's death.
"Maurice Hill, the owner of the shop where the shooting happened, Makeda’s Butter Cookies, told FOX13 his employees said Young Dolph, 36, walked into the store to buy cookies," the news outlet relayed. "Someone then drove up and then shot and killed him around 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the bakery in South Memphis."
Dolph, a proud native of Memphis, was dedicated to the community:
His 2016 debut album was aptly titled King of Memphis.
"Since then, Young Dolph has scored three top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, with his 2020 Rich Slave project peaking at No. 4 on the chart," wrote Billboard's Carl Lamarre. "His albums earned a combined 2.6 million equivalent album units and sold 221,000 copies, according to MRC Data. His catalog tallied 3.9 billion on-demand U.S. streams, according to MRC Data."
Young Dolph was also an executive, running his own Paper Route Empire record label.
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