A Memphis man has testified he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after the brother of another rapper put a hit on the recording artist. Cornelius Smith testified Monday in the murder trial of Justin Johnson.
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Deputy District Attorney Paul Hagerman, in opening statements, said Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., was determined to make it on his own as an artist, and also with his own label, Paper Route Empire.He noted that Yo Gotti-founded rival record label Cocaine Muzic Group and wanted Young Dolph to work for them, but he turned them down. Young Dolph later wrote diss tracks directed at the label, its artists, and its “number two person,” Big Jook.
Big Jook, whose real name was Anthony Mims, was shot and killed outside a restaurant in January 2024, according to media reports. Asked by Hagerman how he felt after shooting Young Dolph, Smith said, “I wasn’t feeling nothing at the time. I’m not gonna lie. I was trying to get some money.”
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