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Independent label owner frustrated by deaths of local rappers offers a solution to end trend
Read full article: Independent label owner frustrated by deaths of local rappers offers a solution to end trendHOUSTON – Local up-and-coming rapper Obie Noir was gunned down in downtown Houston early Monday morning, police said. His death follows a recent trend of Texas rappers killed by gun violence. I’m tired of that being breaking news,” said McKinney, who manages Houston legends Lil Flip and Z-Ro. AdLast week, another local up-and-coming rapper from Houston Chucky Trill was killed in a shooting in Atlanta before All-Star weekend. McKinney believes that if the positive often un-broadcasted elements of rap artists’ lives were more celebrated, it could help end the violent trend.