'The world has lost an icon, a great man and beloved artist who has been taken too soon,' an APA representative said of rapper Young Dolph's death. 'His dedication, drive, hard work and loyalty to all those around him always came first.'
“All of us at APA are shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of our dear friend and client, Young Dolph,” an APA representative said in a statement to . “The world has lost an icon, a great man and beloved artist who has been taken too soon. His dedication, drive, hard work and loyalty to all those around him always came first and he will be deeply missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this most difficult time.
Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was born in Chicago but moved to Memphis at a young age. He was the cousin of rapperof a drug overdose at Chicago’s Midway International Airport on December 8, 2019. In September 2017, Young Dolph was shot outside a retail store in Hollywood and hospitalized in critical condition. He spent two weeks in the hospital recovering from three gunshot wounds. Released prior to the shooting, his April 2017 album “Bulletproof” secretly spelled out a message through the track listings .
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