A rapper was reportedly shot and killed in Maryland last week during the filming of a music video.
“Keaway Lafonz Ivy, 21, of Southeast D.C., was found dead in a parking lot in the 400 block of Eastern Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday,” NBC Washington reports. “Ivy was pronounced dead at the scene.”
He rapped under the name Kealo and his song “Hang With Me” can be viewed on YouTube.
The shooting occurred in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Police have arrested Lafonzo Leonard Iracks in connection with the death.
“According to a preliminary investigation, Ivy and Iracks were shooting a music video when Iracks discharged his weapon, striking Ivy,” NBC says. “Investigators have not said whether the shooting was intentional or accidental.”
Witness have said they thought the gun was a prop and the shooting was accidental.
“The gun was apparently being used as a prop in the video by one of his entourage as they filmed in Maryland on Wednesday,” The New York Daily News reports. “Investigators say there were around 20 people in the parking lot of a housing complex when the gun went off.”
Keaway Lafonz Ivy was planning to travel with his music and was passionate about editing visuals.
“Ivy’s sister, Erica Ivy, said her brother rapped and performed in a go-go band,” The Washington Post reports. “He recently performed at the corner of 18th and T streets in Southeast for a neighborhood block day and was planning to travel to South Carolina for a show in June. But as much as he enjoyed performing, he loved editing and filming videos more. A photo from his Instagram page shows him cradling four cameras dangling around his neck, and his YouTube profile features dozens of videos he performed in or produced.”
According to a recent study, murder is the #1 cause of death amongst rappers.
“It’s a cautionary tale to some degree,” Professor Dianna Kenny says of the findings. “People who go into Rap music or Hip Hop or punk, they’re in a much more occupational hazard profession compared to war. We don’t lose half our army in a battle.”
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“It’s a cautionary tale to some degree,” Professor Dianna Kenny says of the findings. “People who go into Rap music or Hip Hop or punk, they’re in a much more occupational hazard profession compared to war. We don’t lose half our army in a battle.”
This dumbass is a professor? Really? HipHop is a relatively young music style, and because of that most “old” rappers are now in their 40’s 50’s which means not old enough to die from diseases, heart attacks, let alone old age. This is a perfect example for the phrase: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Smh.
Aspiring rapper, or aspiring gangster? I checked out that song, totally not HipHop.
That’s f up but your right it’s a dangerous profession..my condolences to the family the young man who was murdered.R.I.P
he wasnt murdered.
It’s only a dangerous profession if you put yourself in that arena, and try to attract the gangsters with aggressive and violent music. You think Homeboy Sandman or Emilio Rojas are doing shows with a flak vest on and guns on stage? People don’t want to accept this, but you create the environment you around you. If you didn’t want to be there, you wouldn’t be there. These niggas love to play the gangster role, but part of the gangster role is that you die an unceremonious death. You’re not goin’ out like Tony Montana nigga, you’re goin’ out like Manolo, dead in the shitter after your cousin murders you.
HELLO.. TONY MONTANA IS AN ACTOR(FAKE).. HIS REAL NAME IS AL PACINO…
THEY GET OSCARS FOR THAT SHIT IN HOLLYWOOD ITS CALLED ACTING…TONY IS NOT REAL.
This nigga got accidentally shot because they don’t know fuck about gun safety. Pretty much it.
WHY IS THIS STUPID SHIT NEWS? JUST SEEN KEALO YOUTUBE VIDEO AND IT WAS STRAIGHT GARBAGE.. ON TOP OF THAT.. THE SHIT HOMEBOY SAYING, IS WHATS WRONG WITH RAP TODAY( NONSENSE). IS IT OK FOR NEGROES TO SHOOT EACH OTHER UP? BUT IF THE POLICE DO IT WE WANT TO PROTEST AND MARCH AND SHIT… FUCK OUTTA HERE ..
R.I.P. ON HIS YOUTUBE COMMENT SECTION? .. A THUG (SO CALLED) DIES AND YOU SAY REST IN PEACE? WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A THUG? AND TUPAC IS NOT THE DICTIONARY.. FUTHER MORE PAC WAS NO THUG..HE DIDNT HAVE A JAIL RECORD UNTIL AFTER HE SOLD HIS SOUL BEING SEDUCED BY THE MONEY SUCCESS FAME ECT.
ANYWAY THE DEFINITION OF A THUG IS : a violent criminal… SO WHY SHOULD YOU REST IN PEACE NOW… WHILE YOU LIVING YOU JUST RAISING HELL FOR EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING
..BLACK ON BLACK CRIME IS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT.. ALL THESE THUGS ARE LIKE A CANCER TO BLACK CULTURE PERIOD. SORRY THE YOUNG MAN LOST HIS LIFE BUT WHAT ARE WE LEARNING? IF WE DONT TAKE CARE OF ARE OWN HOUSE WHY SHOULD ANYBODY CARE ABOUT BLACK FOLK GETTING SHOT UP BY POLICE AND SHIT LIKE THAT?
DUDE EVEN LOOK LIKE TRAVON A LIL ..SAD …WHEN WE GONE LEARN ..
This rapper was pathetic, a total loser and waste of space. We should incarcerate his mother for giving birth to this guy.
so are you