Rapper Young Dolph Murdered

A prominent Memphis rapper was killed while at a bakery in his hometown on Wednesday.Young Dolph, whose real name is Adolph Robert Thornton Jr, was shot while visiting a local bakery in Memphis. He was 36 at the time of his death.Mayor Jim Strickland tweeted about the incident, talking about how no crime comes without causing pain.[embed]https://twitter.com/MayorMemphis/status/1461080779115610113?s=20[/embed]Young Dolph had a successful rap career, releasing several albums and working with other prominent artists within the field. The Guardian reports the following of his accomplishments:

"Dolph started freestyling with his friends as a teenager, and began releasing mixtapes in 2008. “It can be at a spot, it can be in the trap, it can be in the car driving – we just fucking around,” he told the Guardian. He built a reputation as a confident rapper hungry for success; as he rapped on In My System, off the 2017 mixtape Rich Crack Baby, “I clocked in when I was 12 and never clocked out”.

News of his death spread rapidly, with many artists coming to social media to offer their condolences.[embed]https://twitter.com/theestallion/status/1461056193829523463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1461056193829523463%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fmusic%2F2021%2Fnov%2F17%2Fyoung-dolph-rapper-shot-killed[/embed][embed]https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1461062239864045569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1461062239864045569%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fmusic%2F2021%2Fnov%2F17%2Fyoung-dolph-rapper-shot-killed[/embed]