With Zoey Dollaz being the latest rapper involved in a targeted shooting, Fabolous is sharing a sentiment many in the industry are feeling. The Brooklyn native got a few poignant thoughts off his chest and onto his Instagram Story Thursday (December 10) when declaring a rapper as the “most dangerous job in America.”
“Respectfully,” he began. “Being a rapper has become the most dangerous job in America. Black men are surviving the trenches, constant battles in a warzone environment, make something of themselves as artists, become famous, make millions of dollars, change their lifestyles, and still end up dead or in jail.”
Just since the start of November, King Von was murdered in an altercation with Quando Rondo’s crew in Atlanta, Benny The Butcher was shot in Houston, Boosie Badazz was shot while in Dallas attending the vigil for rapper Mo3, who was shot and killed days prior.
Zoey Dollaz was reportedly shot multiple times Wednesday night (December 9) on his way to Miami’s Booby Trap On The River strip club. He’s currently in stable condition.
Fivio Foreign echoed a similar message to Fab last month when he declared rappers to be the most targeted people walking planet earth.
“Rapper are da most targeted people on planet earth,” the Brooklyn drill rapper wrote. “Target by police, by otha Rappers, by Media, By Civilians & everybody eles dat feel like we shuddnt have all da things we have.”
Back in February, Jim Jones found himself in hot water with the military community when he asserted being a rapper was more dangerous than being a soldier.
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“Here are facts,” Jones wrote in response to an angered Iraq war vet. “Every nigha I grew up wit is either dead or in jail, so u wanna compare death tolls it won’t add up. u went to army n met nighas U never knew or grew up wit. I grew up wit all these nighas all my life so it different. u wanna continue this debate. Yal was shooting at kids n innocent bystanders in the midst of shootin at the enemy. We was kids shootin at kids. That mentality split over to success.”
It’s the environment more than the rappers. Kids, women, old men are getting shot everyday. But you only here about the wannabe rappers
Or maybe stop keeping one foot in one foot out. Be a rapper and not run the streets and try to be a rapper and be surprised when street shit happens. Just a thought.
Funny I’m pretty sure Lil Dicky, Childish Gambino, G Eazy, Lil Yatchty and a bunch of other high profile, successful and rich rappers don’t seem to have these issues. Sorry for young talents with people that loved them that got killed but these guys need to rethink their lifestyle and content
Its funny cause Fabs crew were the guys robbing rappers and athletes at gunpoint.
How come none of this shit happen to Wiz Khalifa? Oh yeah he just raps about weed and Bitches 90% of the time .
Rapping has nothing to do with it, it’s all the other shit they be doing
This reminds me of when Jim Jones tried to compare being a rapper to serving your country in the military…
Why because it’s mentioned in the article? SMH
In a world of 7 billion people … who the fluck cares about entertainers of any kind? All of them can disappear and the world will be fine …. you people are treating a bunch of crybaby celebrities like they cured cancer or added something substantial to society … come talk to me about contributions and losses when it’s people that matter
So how’s the “defund the police” working out?
Nah being involved in street shit is dangerous. Plenty of rapper doing just fine.
WHY IS IT THE NICCAS WHO ARE GLORIFYING VIOLENCE AND THE SKREET LIFE ARE THE ONES WHO ARE IN DANGER?
All these rappers making it rich and stay in the hood because they want to keep it real is problem. That’s when happens when you rich, famous and flossing but surround yourself with broke vultures. You make yourself a target. Keep your head down, act like you broke and move as far away from hood as you can.
Another word of advice, stop showing what you got social media. You asking to shot and robbed by showing what you got and where you at all over social media.
i hear you fabolous.
So you rap about owning automatic weapons, slinging drugs, keeping it grimy, having pride in remaining in the projects despite having enough money to get the eff out and ANYONE is shocked rappers are getting shot by other blacks and targeted by the police?!?! What do you think is gonna happen when you have 100k just on your neck and hands in the ghetto ?? THEY WILL ROB YOU. You talk about having a gun under the seat and a glock in the glove compartment then have the nerve to look surprised when you’re pulled over?! Mannnnnn
Real talk …
Being a flashy flaunting cat that throws away million dollar opportunities away on some dumb street sh*t is what makes it dangerous. Plenty of other rappers and entertainers don’t have that constant issue hanging over their heads. Maybe its time to really ask why that is and change it…
Bottom line, rappers floss super hard and are viewed as food hence being a steady target.
Some of the rapper get their fame more tru their gangsta lifestyle, fued with other rappers and drug abuse than the actual quality of their music.
So if they havent any scandals or gang-afflicted activities, their music is not good enough to hold up. So they are trapped in a lifestyle full of controversy to stay relevant.
you put yourself in that situation Singing about guns shooting and fucking bitches and bragging about chains cars and material shit don’t be a dummy
Flossing will get you killed. They will learn after they are killed though
Fab is ? correct!!! You can be a non gangster Black rapper in America and still get killed by someone from their own race!!! As a Black man myself I can honestly say that Black people especially the men in America refuses to get along with each other as a race of people?FACTS