To a musician, reaching the prime of his career is the greatest thing that any artist can wish for. This article details a list of rappers who died at the prime of their career.
Some might be endowed to reach their prime at the early stages of their career while others have to wait and struggle in the industry in order to reach their prime.
Below are some of the rappers who died at the prime of their career.
Rappers Who Died At The Prime Of Their Career
1) Lady S
Kenyan rapper Sharon Wangwe, referred to by many as Lady S had created a name for herself in the music industry.
Sadly her life was ended by a road accident on Thika Road in September,2007.
The late Lady S was popularly known for her hit songs Ukimwona, Kilio, Nare Sitaki, among others
Lady S who was signed under Calif Record died in a road accident on Thika Road, barely days before she left for her first ever global concert in the UK.
2) XXXTentacion
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy widely known as XXXTentacion was an American rapper who used his songs to discuss depression.
The American rapper died at the age of 20 when his career was at its peak point. The rapper whose career ended while it was beginning is remembered for his hit song “Sad” which has continued to win awards even after his death.
3)Juice World
Jarad Anthony Higgins was a rapper who died at the age of 21. Ironically, he had sung a song that he wouldn’t make it past 21 and died few days after his 21st birthday.
His career had started glowing only two years before his death and he hadn’t released a ton of his songs. The rapper became famous after his hit song Lucid Dreams back in 2017.
Most of his songs that have won awards were broadcasted after his death. Assuming that he were alive his career would have been brighter than it was during his 2-year success.
4)Pop Smoke
Bashar Barrakah Jackson commonly realized by his stage name Pop Smoke was an American rapper who died at the age of 20 having only enjoyed 2 years of his career.
The musician was known for his hit song “Dior”.
The rapper is believed to have died when he was starting to have a huge fan base. In spite of the fact that he did attempt to enjoy his career, he would have been a bigger brand had he been alive.
5) E-Sir
Issah Mmari Wangui realized by his stage name E-Sir was a Kenyan rapper who changed and gave light to the Kenyan music industry. The musician had been in the industry for quite a long time and his career was on its prime level when he died at the age of 21
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The rapper is known for his hit song “Moss”.