Articles Tagged with lil phat shooting

The shooting yesterday of 19-year-old rapper Lil Phat in an Atlanta-area hospital parking lot rocked the rap world, as news of the up-and-comer’s death hit Twitter. It feels like a long time ago that gun violence and rap were heavily linked, and the late 90′s drama culminating in the deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur and… Read more »

Lil Phat, a 19-year-old rapper with Trill Entertainment, was shot to death on Thursday night outside of a hospital in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Lil Phat, real name Melvin Vernell III, was shot multiple times while sitting in his car next to next to Northside Hospital Woman’s Center. Police are currently seeking two suspects who were… Read more »