Young Dolph laid to rest in Memphis

Gucci Mane has paid tribute to Young Dolph on a new single – listen to ‘Long Live Dolph’ below.The rapper, real name Adolph Robert Thornton Jr, was shot and killed in Memphis last month as he entered a bakery, Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies.

The rap world converged on Memphis Thursday morning to celebrate the life of local legend Young Dolph, who was tragically shot and killed last month at 36. Dolph's family and friends held a public memorial service for the late rapper at the FedEx Forum and live-streamed the event for those who couldn't make it to town.

The City of Memphis has named a street to honor Young Dolph, the rapper and hometown hero who was killed last month. Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton, Jr.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Family and friends of slain rapper Young Dolph remembered him Wednesday as a loving father, skilled businessman and generous philanthropist at a ceremony renaming a street for him in the same area of Memphis where he grew up and also was gunned down last month.The rapper's 7-year-old son stood on a ladder and pulled a string to remove the cover off the brown and gold street sign, not far from Young Dolph's boyhood home and the bakery where he was killed Nov.

During Young Dolph's scheduled set at Rolling Loud California, the festival paid tribute to the late Memphis rapper. Key Glock and O.T.

Young Dolph took place at Rolling Loud California this weekend (December 11) in the slot the late rapper would have played – watch it below.The rapper – real name Adolph Robert Thornton Jr – was shot and killed in Memphis last month as he entered a bakery, Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies.

No matter how absurd it seemed, if Young Dolph said it, you could visualize it in your head immediately. He’d rap about dropping off pounds of weed on a four-wheeler in one song and playing peek-a-boo with his son in a mansion in another.

shot and killed earlier this month, have released a statement celebrating the late rapper’s life and thanking fans for their support.As reported by Complex, members of Dolph’s family said “there are no words that exist that sufficiently express the pain we are feeling”.“Losing Adolph, Dolph, Man-Man, changes our lives forever. And while we will take each day as it comes, we are comforted in knowing that he leaves a legacy that reflects his heart.

Police in Tennessee Monday announced that they've tied the car involved in the killing of rapper Young Dolph to a different deadly shooting that took place days earlier.  The previous attack left a woman dead and another person wounded days before the ambush on the 36-year-old hip-hop artist at a local bakery in Memphis. Two men exited a white Mercedes-Benz and fired shots into the business where Young Dolph was buying cookies Wednesday and killed him, Memphis police said.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Police in Tennessee have tied a car used in the killing of rapper Young Dolph to a shooting that left a woman dead and wounded another person days before the ambush on the hip-hop artist, authorities said Monday.Two men exited a white Mercedes-Benz and fired shots into a Memphis bakery where Young Dolph was buying cookies Wednesday and killed him, Memphis police said.

(CNN)Following the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph Wednesday, a video of him styling his young daughter Aria's hair began making the rounds on social media."So you don't want Mommy to comb your hair, you want Daddy to comb your hair," Mia Jaye, the artist's longtime girlfriend and mother of both Aria and their young son Tre Tre can be heard saying.It's just one of the many moments showing Young Dolph's love for family that have been circulating since his death.Dolph was killed after

killed earlier this week.According to local news outlet ABC24, a gunshot rang out while mourners were standing in front of a memorial at Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies, where Dolph was shot.

Young Dolph’s 2017 album Bulletproof has defiance that rap legends are made of. The album was recorded after an incident that same year when shooters sent dozens of gunshots into Dolph’s car.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Police scoured the city of Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday as they searched for suspects in the killing of influential rapper Young Dolph at a popular local cookie shop, a shooting that drew shocked and mournful reactions from the music world and throughout his hometown.Few details have emerged about the shooting of the 36-year-old rapper Wednesday at Makeda's Cookie's, a well-known bakery not far from Memphis' airport.

Young Dolph, the trailblazing Memphis artist who treasured authenticity and independence, was shot to death on Wednesday. Since 2016, he gathered significant critical and commercial success on his own terms: releasing his music and signing artists to his label, Paper Route Empire.

Rapper Young Dolph is dead after being shot and killed while visiting a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. A representative for the artist, whose real name is Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., told Variety in a statement that they are "shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of our dear friend and client, Young Dolph." "The world has lost an icon, a great man and beloved artist who has been taken too soon," it adds.