Dex Osama was shot and killed yesterday (September 7) outside of a strip club in his hometown of Detroit, WDIV reports. He was 21.
The rapper, whose given name was Byron Cox, was reportedly shot twice, once in the chest and once in the stomach. He ran to a nearby gas station where a man tried to help him.
Dex Osama was pronounced dead at the hospital.
There have not been any arrests in the case at press time.
Meek Mill, A$AP Mob member A$AP Addie and fellow Detroit rapper DeJ Loaf expressed their sadness about his death.
“Damn RIP YOUNGIN,” Meek Mill writes on Instagram for the caption of a picture of himself with Osama. “Had a lot of talks with you about getting out them streets and chasing ya dreams! I really believed in you and seen you putting on for Detroit! RIP @dex_osama for all my fellow young kings coming up tryna make it out, take ya time and think about where you want ya life to go! MAY GOD BLESS HIS SOUL! Never let them streets shatter ya dreams!!!”
“RIP 2 DEX OSAMA FOREEAL,” A$AP Addie writes on Twitter with a picture of an earlier tweet from A$AP Ant saying that the A$AP Mob listened to Dex Osama’s music while touring. “HE DIDNT EVEN HAVE THAT GOOD 15MINS OF FAME TO TAKE CARE & PROVIDE FOR OF FAMILY.”
“Dex, my boy!” DeJ Loaf writes on Twitter with an angel emoji.
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Yawn. Up and coming B-lister. There should be a section for news about the guys nobody cares about.
Yawn, was expecting to see a comment like this.
You a scumbag.. Go get a life. Maybe that will help you see the value of others lives.. Rip dex
That’s what he get for not tweeting my album!!
You’re corny… Did you think that was cute?
I never heard of him but RIP nevertheless
R.I.P. to another Detroit rapper murdered in his own city. Smh
I have two questions – who? And are we supposed to care?
fuck u fool. this is a fuckin loss to Rap. a fuckin blow. got it?
Fuck this loser ain’t nobody checkin for dude anyways
Eat a fat dick. Keyboard warrior speaking ill of the dead. Dude had a large following, more money then you, and more women. You’re just some loser with a internet connection.
Thuggin on the net will get a keyboard in ya coffin -Dex Osama
o shit anotha nigga gettin shot. america hasnt improved at all. RIP young homie. Hip Hop shall survive fuck yall haters.
What are you doing to follow up this story? Any leads on who committed this crime?
Meek did it as a sacrifice, I bet.
RIP DEX. 313 stand up. IDK who did it but they gon pay