“Afro trap” pioneer among those found guilty in 2018 gang-related killing in Paris
French rapper Mohamed Sylla, aka MHD, arrives for the opening of his and eight other men's murder trial on September 4, 2023was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of a 2018 gang-related murder.
The “afro trap” rapper born Mohamed Sylla was one of nine men charged in the killing of 23-year-old man named Loic K. On July 5, 2018, a black Mercedes rammed Loic K, after which he was beaten up and stabbed by roughly a dozen men on the streets of Paris. While Sylla denied he was at the scene of the assault, surveillance footage and a witness’ cellphone recording ultimately revealed that he was the owner of the black Mercedes. Witnesses also identified MHD by his unique hairstyle and jacket,Sylla was arrested and charged with second degree murder in January 2019, just months after the release of, which put him on a global stage and received praise from the likes of Drake and Madonna.
“No one cared that this trap variant was not like the others; the reception to ‘Afro Trap Part 1’ was as rapturous in other French cities as it was in MHD’s hometown of Paris,”“He followed the first clip with nine sequels. The label proved impossible to resist, and MHD was appointed afro-trap’s commander-in-chief; his self-titled debut album sold over 200,000 copies, a serious number inTrending
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