A shooting outside the Mall of Louisiana has left rising Baton Rouge rapper TrueBleeda dead.
The 18-year-old rapper and another man, 19-year-old Clifton Lindsey were the victims of a drive-by shooting on Friday (February 25).
The deaths of TrueBleeda and Lindsey were shocking due in large part to the shootings occurring in broad daylight at one of the busiest intersections in an area not prone to gun violence. According to The Advocate, the shooting wasn’t considered random but instead involved “rival groups.” Police Chief Murphy Paul previously said the bulk of violence in Baton Rouge was concentrated in certain areas of the city.
TrueBleeda’s emergence in Baton Rogue was widely noticed on Spotify and YouTube. He had racked up over 2,800 monthly listens on Spotify, with four of his five highest-streamed singles clocking around 15,000 plays at minimum. His final video, “Soul Survivor,” was released on Tuesday (February 22), three days before his untimely murder.
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In 2021, Baton Rouge had a record 149 homicides, with more than two dozen murders occurring via drive-by shootings or people riding in or sitting in cars.
In a statement regarding the shooting, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome wrote, “Today, we have seen yet another troubling episode of gun violence shake the core of our community with a shooting along Bluebonnet Blvd. this afternoon. This violence affects the lives of everyone within our parish. While we work to bring justice to the victims, we must understand that we cannot be controlled by fear. We must work together to identify those committing criminal activity and instill accountability, to create a safer community for everyone. Baton Rouge residents deserve to live in a community of peace. I am confident as we band together, we as a community can overcome these challenges for a better future.”
HipHopDX sends our condolences to TrueBleeda’s family, fans and friends.
C’mon y’all. It ain’t worth it. Be kings not prisoners or a memory!
Are rappers really that much of a threat to (non rapper) gang members ? Or is the emergence of rapper killings more like a trophy hunt ? If these guys are so busy recording and performing, how do they find time to make enemies in the hood ? I could understand if it was a robbery, but most of the time its just shoot to kill.
because they make money thru rap to fund gang activity. you take the financial source. they cant buy more guns/drugs etc.
soul survivor. three days he gets shot up. there is your soul survivor everyone. r.i.p……………………………………………………………..
I guess he a true bleeder now like his name said
U a very sick individual.. It should have been you
He lived up to his name and nobody can ever take that away!
What do you expect with the mayor we have and the police chief eorst year ever for crime and most of it black on black
these are not rising superstar nothing these are poor culture vultures (yes blacks can be that too) that wanna make a quick buck on the side from rapping. Okay?get it right, hiphop ain’t losing shit with these murders
Ayo a black child was murdered. Do us all a favor and Stfu ?
U a very sick individual and it should gave been you.
mane pls shut yo bih ah up
1. why yo name $l!M€
2. Truebleeda was onna come up nd wit bleedaz was fin be tha next Migos or sum shi
3. You rlly fin talk bout sumbody dyin? If anythn yo ah should die. fuk u
I mean this dude talking about shooting up others non stop and flashing guns, if it wasn’t him dead it would probably be another.
Rappers today are just stupid. Look at these people, where are their parents? lol.
they talk about the same sh**, killing people and jacking folks, murder, sin, what do you expect was going to happen.
Glad i stop listening to rap music back in 96-97-2000, rap died on 9/13/1996. Hiphop died after the chronic 2000 deathrow records release dropped.
Rap is dead, stop listening to this trash. Even the new deathrow records with snoop is trash.