Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed at age 36 in Memphis

Young Dolph, a star of indie rap and a cousin of the late artist Juice Wrld, was shot and killed Wednesday in his hometown of Memphis, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox13 Memphis. He was 36 years old.

Dolph, who has 4.4m followers on Instagram, released his debut studio album King of Memphis in 2016. The album peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart. Young Dolph followed up with his album Rich Slave, featuring the single RNB with Megan Thee Stallion, in August 2020.

Tributes have poured in from the music industry. Chance the Rapper tweeted:

While Megan Thee Stallion wrote:

Dolph is survived by a son and a daughter.