The Memphis Police Department has issued a statement saying “preliminary information indicates” that Young Dolph was fatally shot today
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saying, “The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center in Memphis has received notification of the reported death of Adolph Thornton, Jr. and is currently investigating.”Although he was born in Chicago, Young Dolph grew up in Memphis and started rapping as he got older, releasing his first mixtape,in a 2017 interview. “Once I grew up and got older in age, I just … it’s like, when you love to do something, the love for it don’t go nowhere.
As his profile steadily grew with a run of mixtapes, he began garnering co-signs from rap luminaries like Gucci Mane and Young Thug. He scored a major break in 2015 when he featured on O.T. Genasis’ hit, “Cut It,” and the following year he dropped his proper debut album,. As an MC, Dolph was fast with a punchline and boast, but could also be brutally honest about topics like violence or growing up with parents who struggled with addiction.
Dolph’s rise was also often marked by controversy, including a feud with fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti. Not long after Young Dolph released a video for his Yo Gotti diss track “Play Wit Yo Bitch” in February 2017, over 100 shots were
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