Lil Tjay has been hospitalized after being shot in the early hours of Wednesday morning (June 22) in Edgewater, New Jersey. According to TMZ, the Bronx rapper is currently undergoing major surgery.
Tjay’s condition is currently unknown, but TMZ reports the shooting took place at two locations — a Chipotle Restaurant and nearby Exxon Gas station — shortly after midnight on Wednesday. A second victim was injured in the shoot-out, although their identity has yet to be revealed.
Police are currently investigating the shooting and the suspects remain at large. A motive is not yet known.
Frequent collaborator and fellow Bronx native French Montana sent prayers to Tjay after learning about the tragic situation.
“Pray for my lil bro Lil Tjay,” he wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
Lil Tjay moved to Los Angeles during the pandemic and revisited the East Coast from time to time. The 21-year-old teamed up with Kaash Paige for her “24 Hrs” single, which received the visual treatment in May.
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His most recent project, Destined 2 Win, arrived in 2021 featuring standout tracks such as the Billboard Hot 100 hit “Calling My Phone” with 6LACK and “Headshot” alongside Fivio Foreign and Polo G.
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I’m actually tired of certain people in my community killing people. Some of us need to do and live better. We want respect but continue to behave foul at times. It’s not a race thing..it’s culture. Every year it’s the same thing and it’s getting worse.
Nah. It’s. Race thing if it’s predominantly one race doing or to one race (themselves).
Black Man here. Whatever tf race/color you are.>>>>I agree with you 150 mfking % with you lil bra! You are NOT wrong for stating what’s apparent, & obvious facts smdh.!! Unlike MOST of my Black folk/people they get angry, mad, upset when “other” races point out our own hypocrisies’ but I don’t bkz why would I when i know it’s the truth u feel me? So if any Black folk come on here trying to shut you down, as if you have to be Black to make a statement on the current status of Black AmeriKKKa just ignore them mfz fam bkz THEY are a part of the mfing problem on God. I’m not hypocrite tho real spill! #Salute
I actually think it’s racist that people ignore this shit instead of helping. Community centers. Fundraisers. Awareness. I don’t see any public campaigns saying men handle their problems with their brains first, fists are the last result. Guns never. It’s just sad. We all benefit so much from what black Americans have contributed to society, yet overall no one seems to care about the murders or the ridiculous amount of POC that are incarcerated. People should be mad that no one is talking about it. It’s not the problems fault for having issues, it’s people with means that can help that to nothing who are to blame.
These rappers do not know how to get out the way and stay out the way when they get a lil money. Couldn’t be me. Get my money and become Houdini. You will only see me at events that pay me to show up.
We love to march in the streets and scream ‘black lives matter”, but we won’t stop killing each other. Nobody takes us seriously, because we don’t take ourselves seriously. Hope he makes it, but this is just more buffoonery.
Give me f*** NBA youngboy is always talking s*** about King von if he was alive he wouldn’t be saying s*** NBA youngboy is a little b****
EDGEWATER NEW JERSEY? THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SETUP AS ITS ONE OF THE SAFER PLACES IN NJ. HOPE THE LITTLE HOMIE RECORVERS. DON’T KEEP YOUR GUARD DOWN AND REMEMBER EVERYONE IS A POTENTIAL HATER.
Wheres BLM? Ooo yea black on black crime is ok
this guy was putting a lot of energy into saying he had “opps” and whatever on social media. he was threatening dudes who worked with dudes he had beef with. doesn’t mean he deserved anything like this but musicians don’t have “opps” even emcees don’t have “opps”- only dudes with “opps” they feel they have to discuss on social media already have one foot in the grave the other in the streets
My prayers goes out to him and his family, it’s time for shawty to relax a little bit..
He talks to damn much..