Up-and-coming DMV rapper Swipey was shot and killed near his mother’s home in Maryland on Sunday, reports The Washington Post.
The rapper, whose real name was Douglas Brooks, was found by police outside an apartment complex in Suitland, Maryland around 1:00 a.m. Police were called after gunshots were reported and pronounced Brooks dead at the scene.
“He was a good guy, he was a nice guy, he never tried to start no trouble,” Swipey’s mother told The Washington Post. “I’m crying. I’m crying because I love my son.”
The 18-year-old rapper had been making moves with his rap career, working with Lil Durk and Shy Glizzy, as well as with producer Jazze Pha. His most recent release was a project called SNS: Sorry Not Sorry that came out in July.
Kevin Baldwin, Swipey’s label boss from M.O.P3, posted an image of himself with the rapper, captioning it, “May Allah have mercy on him. This stupid mentality has to stop!! #missingyoualready #notbywordsbyaction #word2dawise.”
Baldwin also told Heavy.com that Swipey had been arguing with a girl that “he used to mess with” at a party earlier in the night, but The Washington Post reported that police hadn’t determined a suspect or motive, though they do not believe the shooting was random.
Swipey had more than 40,000 followers on Instagram and there was an outpouring of support for the young rapper on social media, including a tweet from Wale, who hails from Washington, D.C.
Many on Twitter also reposted a tweet from Swipey talking about his own death earlier in August.
HipHopDX sends condolences to Swipey’s friends and family.
He brought it on his own ignorant ass, shouldn’t have fucked with Jameka again.
Really who cares a guess your punk ass would behind a computer and talk shit come out behind that computer and show you really are probably at his mom house pretending to live this side take and phony real people don’t hide or be fake what goes around comes around fool don’t worry His knows who you are and that stupid mess you are saying it’s his family today grieving but can you be your family tomorrow be careful what you say about people sweetie
HOW DID HE BRING THIS ON HIS SELF IT IS NOT HIS FAULT THAT YALL DUSTY ASS LITTLE BOYS OR GIRLS ARE HATING ON HIM BECAUSE HES BECOMING SUCCESSFUL AND YALL WANT TO BE WHERE HE WAS BUT YALL CANT. ITS NOT HIS FAULT THAT PEOPLE WAS SET OUT TO KILL HIM FOR SOMETHING SO SMALL……
Who cares…
Why did you even comment or click this article? Ask yourself this
When someone dies that was trying to better himself in life we should all care idiot
yes we should all care but only cold hearted people dont care and thats just sad. Iam praying for his family.
What’s up with these upcoming rappers getting shot and killed? There needs to be a change in lifestyle. Condolences to fam and friends.
What’s up with these upcoming rappers getting shot and killed? People out here doesnt want to see noone else become successful its just all jealousy. People are just mad because upcoming rappers and etc. have things that they want and cant get so they are killing people thats how i see it in my eyes. It really does need to be change in lifestyle but it people arent trying to make a change then it will always be like this you have people that are trying to make change but young black guys make it hard for some people because once you try to make change and become successful they about ready to kill you and its just sad it really is.
Black lives matter are quiet when blacks slaughtering each other. Change can only come from within the community
these dudes are not being killed by people paid to protect them by the tax payer
get it
I AGREE BUT EVERYBODY HAS TO BE WILLING TO STOP KILLING EACHOTHER AND ETC. THIS IS JUST SO FREAKING SAD.
Blm was made to combat unnecessary police killings
Ok, i got just two questions: Who? And we are supposed to give a fuck?
UGH PEOPLE LIKE YOU JUST DONT HAVE NO HEART REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOUR DEAD AND GONE WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU GET TO THE GATES AND GOD TELLS YOU THAT HE DOESNT CARE. HAVE ANYBODY EVER TOLD YOU IF YOU HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY THEN DONT FUCKING SAY IT AT ALL.
Must’ve been da cops…………
Y’all gotta stop saying “who cares” cause if this was your son, friend, whoever, you’d be crying. Everyone should care about this death because it is a death and it is important to many people. Gotta stop being so damn rude, Jesus Christ, have some respect? A young man just died and y’all out here commenting “who cares”. Think about what you doing. RIP Swipey?
True….that’s an American issue in itself…..No one cares about anyone else and wonder why the violence is so dense. This is a person that can no longer speak or walk and trifling people behind a computer screen are saying who cares? That’s wrong on so many levels…imagine if all guns were up where your family lived and someone killed your love ones…wouldn’t you want someone to care? Or could we just say, WHO CARES? Kill more of your family…..y’all are out of touch.
Aye fool you a bitch
If it was one of mine why the fuck would I expect you to care tho? I don’t give a fuck about him i got my own to mourn and worry about.
JUST STOP!!!! JUST SHUT UP IF YOU DONT CARE ABOUT IT WHY COMMENT OR READ ANYTHING ABOUT IT LIKE JUST KEEP IT MOVING LIKE THE HELL SO WHAT THAT YOU DONT CARE I CARE AND A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE ALSO CARE SO DONT SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY OKAY EVERYBODY PROLLY DONT CARE BUT YHU CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE THAT REALL CARES.
Oh say it isn’t so. First a “Kid Cali” and now a “Swipey”. But seriously doe………..wtf is a “Swipey”???? Foh with this bullshit, DX.
dont go judging people. you aint perfect either. its a fucking name
“The 18-year-old rapper had been making moves with his rap career, working with Lil Durk and Shy Glizzy”………Lil Durk and Shy Glizzy??? LMAOOOOO. Wow those are some serious big boy moves right there haha.
AND THATS WHY PEOPLE ARE HATING ON HIM AND THEY ARE GOING TO HATE ON HIM EVEN WITH HIM NOT BEING HERE AND THATS JUST SO GOT DAMN SAD. THIS WORLD WOULD BE SUCH A BETTER PLACE IF ALL OF US BLACKS JUST ALL COME TOGETHER AND HAVE PEACE BUT NOBODY WANTS TO DO THAT WE CANT KEEP LIVING IN THIS WORLD LIKE THIS. HE WAS OUT HERE DOING BIG THINGS AND HE GOT HIS LIFE TAKEN FOR SOME DAMN FOOLISHNESS.
And there we got another reason why guns should not be allowed in USA… RIP..
‘Swipe’ my ass with his obituary lol
YHU ARE GOING TO HELL THIS IS SOMEONES CHILD YHU ARE TALKING ABOUT………………..
go to hell you stupid fuck!!
U gone and by time u In the dirt you are forgotten. Only person that give a fuck is yo momma because I sure don’t
was u atso areu ughjot are but some pll do care if u don’t care then don’t say shit at all….
Bitch ass nigga if u was so busy mourning ur own then your bitch ass wouldnt even have had time to read tye article stupid bitch how the fuck u gon say nobody cares when u just spent time out of your day to read this article u just a bitch and i better not catch u in da streets of D.C straight up
SWIPEY WAS OUT THIS BIH DOING BIG THING’S HE WAS GONNA MAKE IT SOMEWHERE ONG ! && ALL YOU BITCHES THAT’S SAYING YOU DON’T CARE IF YOUR LIL SISTER OR LIL BROTHER DIE TODAY OR TOMAR HOW WOULD YOU FEEL YOU WOULD WANT NIGGAHS TO PAY ATTENTION I AM TIRED OF THIS BLACK ON BLACK KILLING AND SHIT GET A LIFE INSTEAD OF WAKING UP EVERY MORNING TRYNA KILL SOMEBODY THEY TOOK THIS MAN LIFE AT A YOUNG AGE HE WAAS REALLY REALLY GONNA MAKE && HE AIN GONNA MAKE IT NOWHERE NOW CAUSE OF THAT DUMB , ASS RUSTY , MUSTY , DUSTY ,GORILLA BACK ASS EX – GIRLFRIEND HIS SHE SET THAT MAN UP TO GET KILLED NUN OF YALL DID’NT REALLY KNO SWIPEY BUT I DID WE LEAVED IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD HE WAS NOT ALWAYS GAVE THE KIDS MONEY AND ALL…… IT’S MORE TO DOUGLAS STORY THAN YALL THINK R.I.P SWIPEY ..