15 Rappers Who Died Before Reaching Their Potential
It truly hard to say goodbye to yesterday. Since Hip-Hop was birthed in the South Bronx, way countless individuals who repped the culture have passed away. Included in that bunch are rappers who left us entirely too soon and before reaching their true potential.
Whether they died of natural causes or fell victim to unforeseen circumstances, each MC has left their own legacy, whether large or small, in our culture.
But when you reflect on their bodies of works, there are those special ones who left us wondering how they would of developed artistically if they would have stayed with us longer. Who they would have worked with in today's climate? Would their next album have shaped up to be genre bending collection? A variety of questions like these still come to mind.
With those hypotheticals still an ongoing hot topic, we present 15 rappers who died before reaching their potential. While sadly we had a deep list to choose from, we focused on those who we felt at the time of their passing had yet to truly impact the game in a major way.
Agree? Disagree? Feel in a ways? Let us know in the comments section.
Lil Snupe Dead At 18
Meek Mill brought Lil Snupe to the world. The young New Orleans spitter wowed us with his impeccable freestyle abilities but never got to show his true skills with a formal debut.
It has been confirmed that Big L was very close to signing with Roc-A-Fella Records shortly before his untimely death. We could only imagine what kind of music would have been produced when you consider you had Jay Z, Just Blaze and Kanye West all in their prime at that time.
Stack Bundles
After working his way around the industry with the likes of Fabolous, Joe Budden and others, Stack Bundles finally found a permanent home in Jim Jones' Byrdgang crew. Though he laid several verses and collaborations throughout the mixtape scene, the streets felt he never got his real shot.
Soulja Slim
Previously signed to Master P's No Limit Records, Soulja Slim was on the verge of a come back with his feature on Juvenile's hit "Slow Motion" before he was gunned down on November 23, 2003
Pimp C
Looking at how Hip-Hop continues to show respect to the UGK legacy and seeing how Bun B is flourishing right now can only lead us to wonder what else Pimp C had in store for us.
Mac Dre
Even though Mac Dre had not reached national exposure before his murder, he had a very strong buzz going through his thizz movement on the west coast.
Party Arty
Also known P-80, D.I.T.C. affiliate Party Arty was making a lot of noise post his infamous battle with Murda Mook. Sadly he died of health complications on December 4, 2008.
Subroc
One third of seminal group KMD, Subroc passed away in the 1990's in a fatal car accident. His brother and fellow KMD member Zev Love X would go on later to become DOOM PKA MF DOOM. Many of what people believe to be DOOM's productions are actually those of the late Subroc including instrumentals like "Peach Extract," "Hands Of Doom," "Rainblood" (Pt.1 & 2) and "Hoe Cakes."
Magnolia Shorty
Magnolia Shorty was one of the first females signed to Cash Money Records. Her debut Money On The D--k is considered a classic in the bounce music genre. Nicknamed the "Queen Of Bounce," she was working on new music with Lil Wayne and other noted artists around the time leading up to her death in 2010.
Charizma
Before DJ Peanut Butter Wolf became a household name through his Stones Throw Records label, he often collaborated with his partner Charizma who was unfortunately murdered in 1993. The duo made several records now considered classics by Hip-Hop purists.
Ricky Dunigan, aka Lord Infamous, was a founding member of the Oscar-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia.
That year, Dunigan and Il Tone, a longtime friend, founded the music company Black Rain Entertainment, and Lord Infamous soon began a solo career.
Chief Keef affiliate, and up and coming Chicago rapper, L’A Capone was shot and killed while leaving a Chicago recording studio on Thursday.
As reported by the Chicago Sun Times, according to Chicago PD spokeswoman Amina Greer, L’A Capone, real name Leonard Anderson, who has ties to Chief Keef, and friends with Lil Durk, was shot in the right thigh and lower back as he walked through an alley after a recording session at a South Shore studio. Police also noted that Capone had documented gang affiliations and that an investigation into his murder is ongoing.
As word spread that Capone was shot, Durk took to Twitter and wished his friend well. Then, just 4-hours later, Durk tweeted out, “rip lil bro” after the 17-year-old L’A Capone was confirmed dead at the Northwestern Hospital.
Slim Dunkin
Slim Dunkin, an Atlanta native, was a childhood friend and close ally to ATL icons Waka Flocka and Gucci Mane. Dunkin, aka Mario Hamilton, was signed to Waka’s Brick Squad imprint and was featured on Waka and Gucci’s collaborative Ferrari Boyz album, but before he was able to take off as a solo artist, met his untimely demise in a truly saddening way
Capital Steez
Capital STEEZ, a Brooklyn native and member of the Pro Era crew—home to 2013 XXL Freshman Joey Bada$$—was an ingenious producer and aggressive rhymer, who was featured prominently on Joey’s debut 1999 mixtape as well as Pro Era’s Peep: The aPROcalypse compilation project. With a building buzz and a bright future ahead of him,
D-Boy Killa Stone
Cash Money Records affiliate D-Boy Killa Stone, aka Alvin Nelson, played an integral part in the beginnings of Cash Money’s reign. Before becoming a rapper, Stone managed an artist under Cash Money affiliate Soulja Slim. After deciding to pursue rap, Stone performed as a part of group Cash Money Degreez and duo D-Boyz, and went on to work with Lil Wayne and Juvenile.
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