The son of Houston rapper Big T, best known for the chorus on Lil Troy’s 1999 classic “Wanna Be A Baller” single is currently on life support following a shooting in Houston.
27-year-old Jason Grays and another unidentified individual fought over a parking spot at an apartment complex. According to the Houston Police Department, the individual retreated to his apartment after Grays punched him in the face and emerged with a gun and began shooting. Grays was struck in the face with a gunshot wound and transported to ICU.
Grays’ mother, Melanie Bryant, told local affiliate ABC13 her son was fighting for his life.
“It’s senseless,” Bryant said. “Once something is escalated and out of control, the first thing that you reach for is a gun? Before you pick up one, if you would have a second thought to note that this could kill [or] impact that person’s life and the person’s life that you have destroyed.”
Grays’ father, Big T, real name Terence Prejean, was known as one of the more prominent Houston hook men, contributing to “Wanna Be A Baller,” as well as singles from Lil’ Flip (“Why Y’all Haters So Mad”), Lil’ O (“We Ain’t Broke No Mo”) and more.
Big T died in 2018 at the age of 52 of a heart attack.
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Details surrounding the suspect weren’t made public but HPD is aware of the other individual involved in the fight and wants him to surrender to authorities.
“We have his name. We’re looking for him now,” HPD Lt. Emanuel Pavel. said “We got his phone number. We’re trying to get him to turn himself in.”
The bullet which hit Grays traveled from his mouth and struck his spine. His mother is unsure if he’ll walk again. A GoFundMe has been established to help with medical expenses.
Quit punching people in the face
Wanna be a, baller!
Quit punching people in the face.
Damn bruh like what would that solve, you aint getting the parking spot after shooting someone anyways…so why do that?
He’ll never punch someone in face over a parking spot again.
no coincidence…………………………..
Only in America…
Houston is turning into a cesspool
Makes no sense
Too many guns in the hands of mentally unstable people.
When white folks see a black person in pain all they want to do is point fingers. Its funny bc the things are changing to a point where most white people are really suffering too. Broken families, drug addictions, poverty and even incarceration. At least now look in the mirror and change your hateful ways.