The family of the late Ronald “Edgar” McPhatter, bodyguard and associate to Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave, has broken their silence on the shooting death of McPhatter, and they’ve done so out of frustration with Troy.
While speaking with DNA Info, McPhatter’s sister, Jamie Albert, revealed her family feels that her brother’s death has been exploited by Troy Ave in the months following the deadly shooting.
The rapper has referenced the fatal incident in songs and even created a scholarship fund in McPhatter’s honor without the approval of his family, who are demanding their name be removed from the scholarship.
Albert even went so far as to lay responsibility for her brother’s death on Troy, who she says used McPhatter “as a human bulletproof vest.”
“We hold him responsible for the death of our brother,” she said. “My family is not trying to stop kids from getting money, but we don’t want him to use our brother as a publicity stunt. We didn’t get a call, none of us were aware of it until we saw it in the news.
“We’ve done nothing to him, but he’s exploited our family and this tragedy in such a negative way,” she added. “He used our brother as a human bulletproof vest. Instead of apologizing, he bashes us and he disrespects and he talks down on us. We’ve been too gracious about some of the things that happened to our little brother.”
Albert also revealed that McPhatter was looking to break his ties with Troy Ave, who she said only paid her brother $200 weekly for his bodyguard and other services. She says the two had argued over money prior to the shooting.
“He told us he was not dealing with Troy Ave no more,” Albert said. “The day he died, I was on the phone with Edgar for two hours, and twice Troy Ave called and my brother sent the calls to voicemail.”
The sister to McPhatter, who denounced comments Troy Ave made about McPhatter in his recent interview with The Breakfast Club, also claimed that the rapper and his family dodged phone calls made to discuss funeral expenses. Troy allegedly told the family of McPhatter to reach out to his family for money to cover expenses.
“This man never came to me, my sister, my mom or my brother to offer anything,” McPhatter’s sister said. “We called and called, and this went on for two days and we said, ‘We’re not gonna bother them no more.’ So we never asked for no money.”
Despite Troy Ave’s desire to have Ronald McPhatter buried in East New York, his family buried him in North Carolina.
“We didn’t want his grave to be a spectacle,” Albert said.
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Am not american, I am from Nigeria, buh I ain’t gonna lie,the first time I saw Troy Ave on a XXL magazine,I knew flat out that dude was deeply involved in some fatal shit like this.Dude had that dead look in his eyes that makes u think that he can be shot and killed at any time.King Louie standing next to him in that pic from the mag just didn’t help one bit. The Family of the slain bodyguard should seen this coming and disconnected him from the so called Troy Ave. Its just not worth it to die over somebody else’s foolishness. SMH. How much is a life worth $200???
*Troy, who she says used McPhatter “as a human bulletproof vest.”* Sorry for your loss but that’s exactly what a bodyguard is. He or she takes the bullet, knife, or fist for their employer. They are human shields.
Bodyguards don’t work for $200, maybe per shift.
THIS GUY IS A PIECE OF SHIT!!!! SORRY, BROOKLYN!!!!
U never found out something about a person till some things happene
Look how Bird man is doing Wayne when every body left Wayne stayed down smh
Perfect example of when being too loyal goes wrong but at the end of the day can we really blame Troy for another man’s decision to stay loyal even though the writing is clearly written on the wall?
typical dindu
This is a messy situation I do see some good in the fact of a scholarship fund to help the youth to get a education is good , most entourages are viewed as groupie type so the artist misuse them and pay them some peanuts who are willing to put their life on the line these entourage are viewed as groupies excited about being around this guy for his little fame and basically begging for crumbs all around sad situation
the family just wants MONEY. troy said it himself i never met bangas family. his family never reached out to him before and if their son never died i bet the never would either. now that their son isn’t sending that FREE MONEY back to them. they gotta pull this stunt
Free money? Troy ave is broke as a joke! How dare you accuse a grieving family that you dont even know? You don know troy either! Troy doesnt sell, his last cd didnt even go plastic. That nigg paid his bodyguard $200 a week! Rappers today are the biggest frauds and bitches, including their fans
You gotta be slow to risk your life for 200 a week. That’s far worse than minimum wage. if it don’t make dollars it don’t make sense
Lmao why you keep talking about 200 dollars? Dude was getting paid more than that
Good to see hhdx censor all of my comments.