On the heels of XXXTENTACION’s death, Hip Hop has suffered another loss.
Pittsburgh-bred rapper Jimmy Wopo was killed in a shooting in his hometown on Monday (June 18), WPXI News reports. Wopo, whose real name is Travon Smart, was transported to the hospital in critical condition and died at the medical facility.
The up-and-coming artist was one of two victims of the Pittsburgh Hill District neighborhood shooting. He was 21 years old.
Wopo first gained major recognition beyond his hometown with the release of his breakout single “Elm Street” in 2016. The song racked up over 6 million views on YouTube and 3.63 million streams on SoundCloud.
Juicy J, Pusha T and many of Wopo’s collaborators, including Sonny Digital, have taken to Twitter to mourn the loss.
Check out some of the reactions below.
HipHopDX sends our condolences to Wopo’s family and friends.
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Who??
im from the pitt area and never heard of this guy (but then again im stuck listening to Dilated Peoples, Homeboy Sandman, Cunninlynguists, etc). guess im out of touch.
Man get yo pussy ass out of here. Go listen to Logic try to convince us he’s black.
Who the fuck still listen to Homeboy Sandman that ain’t a dog food addict
You got it right this dudes a herb
Jimmy Wopo was dope. Listen to song Elm Street, shit slaps. RIP to another real one
I don’t trust no advice from someone that says “shit slaps” the slang aline lets me know you aint got no taste lol
Shut the fuck up pussy
R.I.P to homie. I remember him on the track with hardo. “Shootin Back” i believe was the name. Crazy.
Damn I came here to hate about not ever hearing of dude but fuck that Elm Street shit is dumb fucking hard. RIP
You ain’t never lied!
Fuckin racist cops always killing us
Hol up. Why I ain’t never heard of this cat? Just hit that joint Elm Street and it go way harder than Humble.
Uhh…. bro…. everybody know XXX is quite a bit further south than everybody else you spoke on…
So you put Biggie and Pac in one line with Lil Peep? Damn!
Where are all the BLM folks now? I’m sure a white man shot him (sarcasm). Black America needs to start taking ownership and responsibility for the image many of their artists portray and glorify, and the consequences that come from it. This is just sad. This young man had a song called “shoot back” and was in a click/crew called “Sneak Gang.” Not exactly innocent. Still, R.I.P.. that Elm Street track is actually really good.
Shut up dork? When the last time you’ve seen anything from BLM? Don’t worry, I can wait
That’s the fucking point. Retard. How fucking stupid are you? Hahahaha. Dipshit.
I’m not sure you understand the BLM movement. Yes, there is black on black crime, which is a problem. But if a criminal shoots someone, it’s not as shocking as when a paid officer of the law shoots an unarmed person. I expect a criminal to act like a criminal. Cops are government employees…. so perhaps they shouldn’t act like criminals.
Also, you can attribute a major portion of the black on black crime to lack of educational funding in low income areas, which leads to an obvious lack of education, which leads to a lack of job opportunities, which leads to resorting to crime to make money which leads to black on black crime. So there’s that…..
– a white guy from Pittsburgh
BLM is a FAKE movement…..NO REAL POINT……..STARTED ON A LIE……GREAT SLOGAN W NO REAL TRUTH……..POLICE ACCOUNTABLITY GOOD…….THEY NEVER SPEAK ON COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY OR REBELLION AGAINST AUTHORITY……ONE SIDED……AND FOR THAT REASON IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT SLOGAN……….NOT BASED IN FACT OR TRUTH…..
Not based on fact? So you’re saying all the unarmed black people killed by police is fake?
Its sad he had to pull a stunt like this to get in the news. Also he really picked the worst day for this shit, XXXTentacion death eclipses this into oblivion. Also, have they already come up with an excuse to blame this on whitey?
27 killed – December 14, 2012 – Sandy Hook Elementary School – Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza, 20, guns down 20 children, ages six and seven, and six adults, school staff and faculty, before turning the gun on himself. Investigating police later find Nancy Lanza, Adam’s mother, dead from a gunshot wound.
This is sad he rapped about drugs guns and death live by it Die by It !!!!!!!!!!!!
Another rapper shot…..NO WAY!!
Is Funkmaster Flex gonna drop a bomb on this?
SO WEIRD THAT GUY WHO RAPS ABOUT SHOOTING PEOPLE AND WEARS SHIRTS THAT SPELL WORDS USING ASSAULT RIFLES INSTEAD OF LETTERS WOULD GET SHOT – WHO KNEW????
One less moron with a gun tattoo.
Look at all the white folks, always got something to say. Y’all the LAST ones that should be saying anything about violence.
I as a Minister Of the Gospel of Jesus who Bleed. suffer, died and Rose again so that People could have relationship with Jesus and be set free from sin think that this is sad, that theses things that are going on in Pittsburgh Pa. and /or any where. I have Evangelist Bill Lang Ministries and do minister in Pittsburgh including street ministry, preaching the Love and Gospel of Jesus Christ we all need Jesus as Lord and Savior and need to be in Prayer and reach out to others!