Young Dolph was an American rapper who was shot and killed by an unknown gunman on November 17, 2021, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Wiki/Biography
Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on Saturday, July 27, 1985 (age 36 at the time of death), and moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was two years old. His zodiac sign is Leo.He attended Hamilton High School in Illinois, USA
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′2″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He was born and raised in the Memphis community.
Parents and siblings
He was raised by his grandmother, who visited him once in the past few weeks as both his parents were drug addicts. He is the eldest son of two sisters and two brothers. He is a distant cousin of American rapper Juice Wrld. One of his younger brothers is popularly known as Still Famous901.
young dolph’s brother
In an interview, he said of his grandmother:
I admit that my grandmother was the meanest bastard in the world. I didn’t understand that stuff at the time. … All this shit she told me, when I was about 15, I started seeing this shit. I began to use her teachings throughout my life to become more independent. My grandmother often wouldn’t allow me to have friends over, but would sometimes let homeless friends stay with family members. “
wife and children
He and his girlfriend Mia Jaye have two children, a son named Tre Tre Thornton, born in June 2014, and a daughter named Aria Ella Thornton, born in April 2017.
Young Dolph with his girlfriend and kids
relation
His long-term girlfriend, Mia Jaye, is the CEO of her own retail brand, Momeo (pronounced Mom-EO), which is also dedicated to black social causes.
Young Dolph and his girlfriend
Profession
Early Career Success (2008-2017)
He made his debut as a rapper in 2008 with the mixtape “Paper Route Campaign”.
Young Dolph’s paper route activity
Nearly two years later, he released his own music label “Paper Route Empire” and in the same year he released another mixtape “Welcome 2 Dolph World” under his own music label. After releasing the mixtapes “High Class Street Music” and “High Class Street Music Episode 2” in 2011, he began to gain popularity due to his rapping style that was different from other Memphis rappers. In 2014, he received an invitation from Memphis rapper Yo Gotti to work under Yo Gotti’s music label, but Dolph declined the offer because he wanted to work independently. In 2016, he appeared on the popular single “Cut It” (rapped by American rapper OT Genasis). In the same year, Dolph released his first music album “King of Memphis” on his own music label. The album was a hit, peaking at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Kings of Memphis poster
The title of his album was not well received by other Memphis rappers, who released a diss song titled “SHAKE SUM (Young Dolph Diss)” (2017) in response to Dolph’s album. This sparked a rivalry among the rappers, and in response, Dolph released a diss song directed at Yo Gotti called “Play Wit Yo’ Bitch.” The feud between the rappers intensified after the release of the 2017 music video “Play Wit Yo’ Bitch,” with Dolph’s car being shot more than 100 times the day after the video was released. However, young Dolph was not injured as his car was bulletproof.
He received widespread media attention for the incident and used the publicity to release the studio album Bulletproof in 2017. That same year, he came under attack again and released an extended episode titled “Niggas Get Shot” in reference to the incident. Every day in 2018.
Young dolphins in music videos
Top of the list (2017-2020)
In 2017, he signed his cousin and rapper Key Glock to work with him under his music label Paper Route Empire. In 2018, they collaborated on the single “Major”, which became a hit and ranked No. 1. Ranked No. 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2018, he was offered a record deal worth $22 million, but declined offers to work independently. In the same year, he decided to reach a recording agreement with the music label Empire Distribution, and released the music album “Role Model” under the cooperation of Empire Distribution and its music label “Paper Route Empire”. Subsequently, he released his first collaborative album “Dum and Dummer” with American rapper Key Glock in July 2019. The album was a huge hit and was his first top ten album on the Billboard 200.
“Dam and Dahmer” poster
Retirement Rumors (2020-2021)
In early 2020, there were rumors that Dolph would retire from the music industry to focus on his personal life. The rumors proved to be true when Dolph shared a post on his Instagram account,
Highly considering quitting the music industry because I really want to be with my kids 24/7. “
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, he released the single “Sunshine,” which highlighted pandemic issues. In an interview, he talked about his album. He said,
Man, my little boy wants to hear some new music. …I’ll keep it real: I’m not on my rapper shit, I’m on my industry shit, Big Brother shit. I had a lot of artists, and I dropped all of the artist’s projects, but they went up. … So I thought, ‘Yeah, I’ve got to keep giving it to them. ‘I have to throw it away. “
Instead of retiring, he continues to release his music albums, including Rich Slave (2020) and Dum and Dummer 2 (2021). On July 30, 2021, he released a compilation album “Paper Route Illuminati” under his music label.
car collection
- Rolls Royce Cullinan
Young Dolph and his truck
- Jaguar
Young Dolph and his Jaguar
tattoo
- Marijuana tattoo on right forearm
Young Dolph’s Marijuana Tattoo
- “Gastaldo” tattoo on right forearm
Young Dolph’s Gastaldo Tattoo
- There are tattoos on the right shoulder and right arm.
young dolphin tattoo
- “Portrait” tattoo on right forearm
Young Dolph’s tattoo on right forearm
- He has a tattoo of “PRE” (the abbreviation of his music label company “Paper Route Empire”) on his right forearm.
Young Dolph’s “PRE” tattoo on his arm
- There is a tattoo on the inner side of the right arm
Tattoo on young Dolph’s right arm
- There is a tattoo on his left arm
Tattoo on young Dolph’s left arm
die
At around 1 pm on November 17, 2021, he was shot and killed by an unknown man while buying cookies for his mother at a local store in Memphis, Tennessee. The site of his death was packed with people for hours after his death, and Memphis city council members called for a curfew to prevent any civil unrest or violence.
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as Dolph Obama.
- In an interview, he talked about his difficult childhood. He said,
We saw this hell on earth first hand in fourth, fifth and sixth grade. I always just wanted money. I told my grandma a long time ago that I was going to get mom and dad out of the hood. I said this when I was a little boy.It’s not like I don’t really have a dad, it’s just the street lifestyle and I’m giving [people] The games their fathers should have given them were in these tapes and lyrics. My whole job is to give these people something real. “
- He has been involved in various social activities such as donating meals at Thanksgiving, donating money to cancer patients, and donating $25,000 to Hamilton High School in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- As of November 2021, his YouTube channel “Young Dolph” has approximately 1.5 million subscribers.
- He loved diamond jewelry and had a large collection of diamond watches and necklaces.
- Some of the items he always carries with him are his house shoes, cocoa butter, and grapefruit.
- In his free time, he often plays table tennis and goes to strip clubs.
Young Dolph playing table tennis
- Young Dolph used to smoke cigars.
Young Dolph smoking
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