RAPPERS WHO'VE BEEN SHOT
                    BUT STAYED ALIVE

About the post:

Unlike my earlier posts in which I wrote about deceased rappers,in this post,I'm going to show you the other side.The one that didn't end up tragically.It's the list of some famous rappers,who've been shot,but fortunately,not killed.Of course,that doesn't mean I'm going to stop posting about deceased rappers.I will continue to paying a tribute to them,in my next posts,just like I did in my previous ones.But now,let's see some of this rappers who were stronger than death.

1.   50 CENT
          

Probably the most famous shooting in rap industry,in which the protagonist survived.
On April 24,2000,50 Cent was shot 9 times,
after visiting his grandma in South Jamaica,
Queens.Darryl ''Hommo'' Baum was alleged
shooter.50 Cent survived,but karma had come to his shooter,shortly afterwards.He was killed just three weeks after.Rumor has it that Hommo (short for homicide),was hired by former drug lord,Kenneth ''Supreme'' McGriff,because 50 Cent talked about his business in the song ''Ghetto Qu'ran''.Supreme was later allegedly connected to murders of Jam Master Jay,and E-Moneybags,about which I'm gonna write in my next posts.It's also interesting to mention that Darryl ''Hommo'' Baum was Mike Tyson's close friend and bodyguard.50 Cent also stated that Supreme had ties to Murder Inc.,which is one of the reasons why 50 Cent-Ja Rule beef has escalated.

2.   LLOYD BANKS

One more G-Unit member who got shot.It happend in 2001,outside of the club in South Jamaica,Queens.He was shot once in the stomach and once in the back,but wounds were only superficial.According to Lloyd Banks himself,his shooting was act of random violence,it wasn't the part of some altercation.






3.   THE GAME
             

I guess it was important to be shot,if you wanted to join the G-Unit,'cause The Game was shot prior to joining the group.Before he became famous,he used to sell drugs in Compton.On October 1,2001, at approximatelly 2 a.m.,while he was alone in his apartment,he heard knock on the door.Expecting a late night sale,Game opened the door and saw his regular costumer.But this time it was different,because his costumer came with 2 other men.They tried to rob him,and then the fight started.The Game tried to reach his gun,but one of the attackers shot him 5 times before he could reach it.He managed to call the ambulance,but due to the severity of his wounds,he went into a three-day coma.The Game survived and became famous,but also left the G-Unit later,because of the beef with his former group associates.

4.   CAM'RON

No,he wasn't shot for wearing pink,he was the victim of carjacking.On October 23,2005,after performing in nightclub in Washington D.C.,he was driving his 2006 Lamborghini.He had to stop at the red light.Right after that,a passenger from a car that stopped next to his,started to threat Cam'ron to give up his car.Cam'ron resisted,which angered a carjacker,and he started to shoot at him.Cam'ron was shot in his right arm,whose nerve was damaged.The attacker escaped.

5.   OBIE TRICE

One more rapper who had a crazy luck.On December 31,2005,while driving on the highway near Detroit,4 bullets (or 6 by other sources) were fired at Trice's Range Rover.Two of them hit Obie Trice.One of them caused a serious wound,because bullet entered his skull.Even though he had a bullet in his head,Obie Trice managed to drive off the highway,where his girlfriend alarmed the police.He was taken to the hospital,and was released later that day,but it was to risky to remove the bullet,so to this day,it's still lodged to his skull.Shooters were never found.

6.   FABOLOUS

Not so spectacular shooting,like others on this list,but is notable to mention.Fabolous was shot in his right leg,on October 17,2006,after leaving Diddy's restaurant in Manhattan.He was then,treated in hospital for 8 days,after which he was released.There were some rumors about the motives of shooting,once even included NBA star Sebastian Telfair,but since they are not confirmed,it's pointless to write about them.

7.   SPICE 1

A little bit forgotten rapper,who was a star of G-Funk Era in the 90's.Well known for his hit songs,''Strap on the Side'' and ''The Murda Show'',as well as for his collaborations with 2pac,Mc Eiht and Method Man.Spice 1 was shot on the morning of December 3,2007,while sitting in his Cadillac Escalade,which was parked in front of his parents' house in Hayward,California.He survived,but suffered a collapsed lung.Spice 1 stated that,this shooting was related to a simple robbery,not some sort of conflict.





8.   YOUNG BUCK 

How else could I end this list,than with a
G-Unit member?!I put him on the list,even though is not clear if he was injured or not.Informations which were confirmed said that,on March 4,2012,Young Buck's vehicle was hit 11 times in drive-by shooting.I remember that I was on facebook that day,and I read somewhere that Buck was injured from drive-by shooting in his hometown,Nashville.However,it's a general opinion today,that Young Buck wasn't injured at all,but his car was indeed hit 11 times,after his group had an altercation in a night club.

Notable mentions:

At the end,I have to mention 2 shootings,that ODB,and 2pac survived,before they died.ODB was shot in 1994 after an argument with another rapper,and again in 1998,after a home invasion robbery.2pac was shot on November 30,1994 in the lobby of Manhattan studio,in famous and very controversial case.Both of the rappers have survived those shootings,but unfortunately died afterwards.ODB from drug overdose,and 2pac from another shooting.

                                       

                                                     

                   

                   

                            
        

  
           

                                     2PAC AMARU SHAKUR

Date of birth:June 16,1971 

Place of birth:East Harlem,Manhattan,                                         New York City,New York,U.S.                          

Date deceased:September 13,1996 (aged 25)

Place of death:Las Vegas,Nevada,U.S.

Cause of death:Murder

                 

About 2pac:
What can I say about the greatest rapper of all time?Well,let me start with how I first heard about him.Unfortunately I was just 5 years old,when he died.So I don't remember him,when he was alive.Even though I heard some of his songs on TV,I was to young back then to understand them or pay attention to them.So first time I really heard about him,was back in 2001.There was a documentary about 2pac,in which they said,he survived 1994 shooting.I was really impressed with that,and since then,I wanted to know everything about him.Since I didn't have an internet connection at that time,it wasn't easy to find out more about 2pac.But through some time I read about him in magazines,and then I bought his CD.It was the ''greatest hits'' I think.It's amazing how I liked all of the songs,but one of them,made me a big fan of his.It was the song called ''hail mary''.To this day,this is my favourite song,even though I like almost every 2pac's song.It's the way he express his emotions in this song,that I like the most.Especially because I personally had a hard moments in my life.So I can relate to part of this,and many of his other songs.They helped me through some hard times,and made me feel better.He was strong and brave man,sometimes aggressive,but also he had a soul.His death reverberated in the whole hip-hop world,like no other.Now let's say a lil' bit about his life in general.

2pac Amaru Shakur (real name Lesane Parish Crooks) was born on June 16,1971,in the East Harlem,which is the neighborhood in Manhattan,NYC. He started his career in the Digital Underground rap group,and was part of that group when he first appeard on the ''same song'' in 1991.Later that year,he began his solo career,which followed release of his debut solo album,''2Pacalypse Now'' in November 12,1991.His next album came in February 16,1993,which was titled ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.''.But problems for 2pac came already in 1992,when he was charged for shooting.However charges were dropped.Before the releasing of his third solo album,''Me Against The World'' (meanwhile he released album with his group ,''Thug life'' which was called ''Thug Life:Volume 1''),he was shot on the night of November 30,1994 in the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan,for which he accused Notorious BIG & P. Diddy.That later turned in big Eastcoast-Westcoast feud,which we are gonna talk about in my later posts.He survived that attack,but he was found guillty for sexual assault on February 6,1995.Just about two months after shooting.That was the crime that Pac swore he never committed.2pac went to prison on February 14,1995.Interesting fact is that 2pac served his prison sentence in the Clinton Correcional Facility.The same prison where the fellow rappers Ol' Dirty Bastard and Shyne were later serving their prison sentences.  During the time in prison,his album ''Me Against The World'',was number one on the Billboard 200,making him the first artist to achieve that while incarcerated.In October of the same year Suge Knight Bailed out 2pac for 1.4 million dollars.In exchange 2pac signed for Suge's record company ''Death Row Records''.After that 2pac released his best album ''All Eyez On Me'' on February 13,1996,which was later certifited 9x Platinum.During that time beef with Biggie was on.So he made various songs in which he was dissing him.The most famous diss song against Biggie is most certainly ''Hit Em Up'',which featured his,then new formed group ''The Outlawz''.Many people believe that,this was the song that cost him his life.Even though I personnaly think it was because of the other reasons.



2pac's Death:
On the night of September 7,1996,2pac was coming back from Seldon/Tyson match in Las Vegas.Earlier that night 2pac and his entourage beat up crip member Orlando Anderson,who robbed earlier that year one member of Death Row Records entourage.2pac and Suge Knight went to 662 club in Suge's BMW 7.At approximately 11:15 pm,white Cadillac pulled up to the Suge's BMW's right side.Unknown person from Cadillac shot 2pac 4 times.He was rushed to the hospital,but died 6 days later on September 13,1996 at 4:03 pm,from internal bleeding.Murderer was never found.Two months later his album ''The Don Killuminati:The 7 Day Theory'' was released.There are many theories about 2pac's death,and who killed him,but still none of them were relevant.One thing is for sure,he bacame legend,cult figure and to many,undisputed king of hip-hop!