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Who killed Young Pappy? The Untold Truth About Young Pappy

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18 mins ago

April 18, 2024

Olivia Wilson

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Who was Young Pappy?

Shaquon Jerome Thomas – known as Young Pappy, 2pap, Pappy and Pap – was born in Chicago, Illinois USA on 10 May 1995 – his zodiac sign was Taurus, and he held American nationality. He was a rapper, who became popular as soon as he released his debut mixtape “Long Dick Part 1” on 21 August 2011. He died in 2015.

Early life and education

Young Pappy was raised alongside his older brother Ryan Thomas II in Chicago, by their mother Ingrid, and their father who prefers to stay away from the media’s attention; not a lot is known about Young Pappy’s parents, as he respects their privacy. His brother Ryan is today a popular rapper, who goes by the name BuDouble.

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Young Pappy became interested in music at a very early age, mostly because he was encouraged by his brother, who had already launched his career in the industry. He was only four years old when he started rapping, and was 12 when one of his first videos was uploaded onto YouTube, featuring his freestyling. Young Pappy studied at a local high school in Chicago, at which he was also into sports, excelling in basketball, however, rumors have it that he dropped out before matriculating, wanting to focus on his career as a rapper.

Career as a rapper

After having gained some recognition with his debut mixtape, Young Pappy went on to release “2 Cups Part 2 of Everything” on 9 May 2013, which today remains his most popular mixtape on the music sharing network SoundCloud, having been listened to more than 100 million times, and has been streamed over 1.2 million times.

Young Pappy was signed to several record labels, including INDEPENDENT and THUG.CO, then launched his own labels Forever Pappy and Young Pappy Records. He collaborated with various other rappers, including King Deaze, B U Double and Lil Shawn, and they could’ve been heard featured on his albums “Money Over Love”, “New Pap City” and “Thug Angel”.

Young Pappy then began working on his third mixtape “2 Cups Part 3”, however, he was killed before he was able to release it; in July 2016, it was released posthumously.

Young Pappy’s Instagram account still remains open, for all his fans who are still today listening to his music. It’s followed by close to 100,000 people, with nearly 50 pictures uploaded onto it.

Who killed him?

Young Pappy was murdered on 29 May 2015, while he was waiting for his friends on the 4800 block of North Kenmore Avenue. It was around 1:35 a. m. when he was shot 13 times in the face; people who were passing by called the police, and Young Pappy was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, at which he was pronounced dead 10 minutes after the shooting.

His killer hasn’t been caught to this day. The police believe that the crime was gang-related, and that it was a rival gang that shot Young Pappy. It’s widely known that he was a member of PBG, a sub-gang of the gang Gangster Disciple.

A year before his death, Young Pappy and his friend Markeyo Carr were attacked in front of McDonalds, when 56 shots were fired at them. Young Pappy was hit only once in his arm, while his friend was shot dead.

There are also some rumors circulating the internet claiming that Young Pappy was perhaps betrayed by a close friend, who was jealous of his success in the music industry; it’s said that this friend had made it possible for Young Pappy’s killers to ‘backdoor’ him, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

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Love life and relationships

Young Pappy was highly secretive when it came to talking about his love life, and kept the details of the girls whom he had dated hidden from the media’s attention. There are still various rumors circulating the internet concerning his relationships, and if he was dating someone at the time of his death.

It’s widely believed that he was in a long-term relationship with a girl when he was murdered, as there are many people who claim to have seen the two spending time together on various occasions.

Young Pappy was apparently in love with the girl, and they also planned to marry, however, no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor had Young Pappy commented on this.

It’s also widely believed that he had slept with numerous women, as this is what usually happens with gang members and successful musicians, but this hasn’t been confirmed either.

It appears as Young Pappy was in a relationship at the time of his death, he hadn’t married, and didn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Young Pappy liked to travel, and his career had taken him to a couple of US states, whether to record his own music, or to collaborate with other popular rappers.

He enjoyed seeing tattoos on other people, but had none done on himself, as he didn’t want to ‘change his body’.

Young Pappy enjoyed listening to other rappers, including Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne, but usually preferred to listen to his own music.

He was a fan of Hollywood movies, and his favorite actors were Al Pacino, Robert de Niro and the late Marlon Brando, while a couple of his favorite movies were the trilogy “The Godfather”, “Scarface” and “The Sleepers”.

Young Pappy was physically highly active, and could’ve been seen spending the majority of his spare time working out at a local gym, but he was still a heavy smoker.

Young Pappy was a lover of animals, and his favorites were lions and tigers.

Age, height and net worth

Young Pappy was 20 years old at the time of his death, and would’ve been 26 today. He had short black hair and brown eyes, his height was 5ft 8ins (1.73m), and he weighed around 150lbs (68kgs).

At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at over $1 million.

Olivia Wilson

As the Freelance Writer at Net Worth Post, I steer producing riveting stories about the lives and triumphs of influencers. With an unwavering commitment to precision and a flair for weaving compelling tales, I guide our content creation, from the depths of research to the pinnacle of narrative excellence. My responsibilities encompass the full spectrum of editorial management, including the meticulous investigation, narrative development, and upholding the integrity and high standard of our output.

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Where is Felicia Pearson now? Is she married? Net Worth, Wiki

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6 mins ago

April 18, 2024

Olivia Wilson

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Who is Felicia Pearson?

Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson was born in Baltimore, Maryland USA, on 18 May 1980 – her zodiac sign is Taurus, and she holds American nationality. She’s an actress, film writer, producer, author and a rapper, who has appeared in more than 20 movies and TV series, probably still known best for her portrayal of a supporting character in the crime thriller series “The Wire”. It was created by David Simon, starred Dominic West, Lance Reddick and Sonja Sohn, and follows the lives of Baltimore drug lords, and the detectives who are trying to arrest them; the series aired from 2002 to 2008, and won 16 of the 72 awards for which it was nominated, including two Primetime Emmy nominations.

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Early life and education

Felicia had a rough childhood – both her parents were drug addicts, and were serving sentences when she was born, actually prematurely, and the doctors didn’t expect her to live; after she’d made it through, she was put into a foster home in East Baltimore.

She has met with her parents a couple of times, and has revealed in her book that her father was an armed robber, and that her mother was addicted to crack; Felicia also revealed that this was why she chose to adopt her foster family’s last name.

She spent the majority of her spare time while growing up with boys, and started selling drugs in her early teenage years.

Aged 16, Felicia was charged with second degree murder, after she shot and killed Okia Toomer; she was sentenced to spend 16 years behind bars, but was released after having spent six and a half years at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women.

Felicia took her GED tests while in prison; after she was released, she found a job at a local factory, but was fired after her boss learned that she had spent time behind bars.

In 2007, she published her autobiographical book “Grace After Midnight: A Memoir”.

Roles in movies

Felicia made her debut film appearance in 2008, when cast to play Girl in the short music video “Rick Ross Feat. T-Pain: The Boss”, while a couple of her following roles were in the 2008 short music video “Ace Hood Feat. Rick Ross & T-Pain: Cash Flow”, the 2012 short comedy “The Wire: The Musical” and the 2013 western “They Die by Dawn”.

In 2014, we saw her play Louisa in the crime thriller drama “Desiree”, written and directed by Ross Clarke, and which starred Joseph Morgan, Nicole Badaan and Walton Goggins. The movie follows a chemist who has just awoken in jail, and is suffering from amnesia; someone then pays his bail, and he goes searching for his missing girlfriend. In the same year, Felicia played Lucky Mays in the romantic thriller comedy “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus”, then in 2015 she was cast to play KK in the action drama “Diamond Ruff”.

A couple of her following roles were in the 2015 crime comedy drama “Chi-Raq”, the 2016 action crime drama “Guns and Grams”, and the 2017 short animated comedy “Redmond Hand, Private Dick” (voice role).

Most recently, in 2021 Felicia appeared in the thriller “When The Tables Turn”, the crime drama “Scott Free” and the drama “Asbury Park”.

Roles in TV series

Felicia has appeared in only five TV series, including “The Wire”. In 2015, she was cast to play WIZ in the episodes “Warnings” and “Pilot” of the drama “By Any Means”, and in 2016, she made a guest appearance in the episode “Good Cop Bad Cop” of the critically acclaimed mystery crime drama “Blue Bloods”. It was created by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, stars Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes, and follows the lives of several police officers in New York; the series has been airing since 2010, and has won four of the 21 award for which it has been nominated, including a Primetime Emmy nomination.

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Most recently, in 2021 Felicia appeared in two episodes of the sports drama “Swagger”; she’s currently shooting for the upcoming drama “Baselines”.

Other credits

Felicia produced the 2016 drama movie “Grace After Midnight Pain”.

She can be seen featured in various documentaries, such as the 2007 movie “The Wire Odyssey”, the 2015 short video “So Many Pros: Behind the Scenes” and the 2018 series “Vice”.

Felicia has made a guest appearance in various talk-shows, such as “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”, “The Wendy Williams Show” and “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood”.

Awards and nominations

Felicia was nominated for a 2009 NAMIC Vision Award for Best Performance – Drama, for “The Wire”.

Is she married?

Felicia prefers to keep the details of her love life to herself, but has still revealed that she’s lesbian, and that she’s today in a relationship.

Felicia has uploaded many pictures onto her Instagram account, which feature her with her girlfriend Judith Adrienne; she’s an actress and a TV personality, and the two girls appeared alongside in the show “Love & Hip Hop: New York”. In the show, Judith stated that she’s actually straight, and is only lesbian for Felicia, having fallen in love with her; they broke up in an episode and thus quit the show, but apparently later reconciled.

Felicia hasn’t mentioned any other girls whom she might have been with, so as of November 2021, she seems to be in a relationship with Judith Adrienne, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Felicia is a social media star, and is today followed by nearly 400,000 people on Instagram, while she’s uploaded close to 2,000 pictures onto the network, the majority of which have been taken during her everyday life.

She likes to travel, and her career has taken her to a couple of US states, while the popular actress has also been to several European countries, including France and Italy.

Felicia is a huge fan of tattoos, and has many inked on various parts of her body, including on her feet, arms and back.

She likes to watch Hollywood movies late at night – her favorite actors and actresses are Will Smith, Eddie Murphy and Rosario Dawson, while a couple of her favorite films are “Bad Boys”, “A Thousand Words” and “Seven Pounds”.

Age, height and net worth

Felicia is 41 years old. She has long black hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) and she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).

As of November 2021, her net worth has been estimated at close to $500,000.

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Viddal Riley Wiki: Boxing Record, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Dating

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6 mins ago

April 18, 2024

Olivia Wilson

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Who is Viddal Riley?

Viddal Ethan Danso Riley was born in Hackney, London, England, on 7 July 1997 – his zodiac sign is Cancer, and he holds British nationality. He’s a rapper, YouTuber and a professional boxer, who’s also known for being the boxing trainer of KSI, the popular British YouTuber and rapper whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams ‘JJ’ Olatunji.

Early life and education

Viddal was raised in Hackney alongside his younger sister, by their parents about whom nothing’s known, as Viddal respects their privacy; it’s said that their father Derrick Riley is the owner of a car wash, and that their mother’s working at a local supermarket as a cashier.

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Viddal was only six years old when he started boxing; it was his father who encouraged him to take on the sport, as he was a huge fan. He studied at Northumberland Park Community School, and practiced boxing at West Ham Boxing Club. Viddal started going to the gym when he was 17 years old, and eventually became a personal trainer at a Stratford’s GymBox gym.

He matriculated in 2015, and then didn’t attend college, but focused on his career.

Boxing career

Viddal attracted a lot of attention as an amateur boxer, having won eight national championships; he also won a silver medal at a competition held in Anapa, Russia. As an amateur, Viddal won 41 of his 49 fights, 19 of which were by a knockout.

In 2018, Viddal came to the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada because KSI was to fight Logan Paul, a popular YouTuber, actor and boxer. While there, Viddal sparred with Andrew Tabiti, who’s an American professional boxer; Amer Abdallah and Jeff Mayweather saw Viddal, and convinced him to start boxing professionally. He fought his first opponent, Julio Manuel Gonzalez, on 30 November 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico, winning by knockout in the first round. On 10 January 2019 in Las Vegas, he fought against Mitchell Spangler, and also won by a knockout in the first round; Viddal also won his third fight against Austnie Nnamdi on 3 May 2019, with the judges’ unanimous decision.

Viddal Riley

On 28 February 2020, he fought Muhammad Abdullah, winning by the judges’ unanimous decision.

YouTube channel

Viddal launched his eponymous YouTube channel on 30 June 2015, and it’s today subscribed to by over a million people, while it numbers close to 100 million views of all his videos combined. He’s mostly focused on uploading videos related to boxing, while most of these feature him reacting to videos of his own and other people’s boxing matches. We’re going to mention three of Viddal’s most popular YouTube videos, which have helped him gain many subscribers.

His #1 video “Reacting To My First Pro Fight W/ KSI & Randolph” has been watched close to six million times since 23 December 2018, and the tittle’s quite self-explanatory.

His second most popular video “KSI REACTS TO HIS PRO FIGHT VS LOGAN PAUL” has been viewed over five million time since 25 November 2019, and features KSI and Viddal watching KSI’s professional fight against Logan Paul.

Viddal’s third most popular video “THE REASON I HIT KSI.” has been viewed close to five million times since 30 January 2020, and features Viddal talking about his and KSI’s argument which ended with him hitting KSI.

Presence on social media networks

Viddal is quite active on Instagram, and seems to be enjoying the attention which he’s receiving from his close to 600,000 followers. He has uploaded nearly 150 pictures onto the network, the majority of which have been taken during his everyday life, and feature him practicing boxing.

Viddal launched his Twitter account in June 2014, and has since amassed close to 400,000 followers, while he has tweeted nearly 10,000 times, mostly to announce the upload of his new YouTube videos, but also to share his opinion on various matters.

Viddal has a Facebook profile as well, but apparently uses it just to keep in touch with his closest friends and family members; his most recent update was on 7 June 2019.

He’s quite active on TikTok, and is today followed by more than 60,000 people on the network, while he’s amassed close to 200,000 likes of all his videos combined.

Love life and dating

Viddal’s amongst the most secretive people on the internet, as he hasn’t mentioned any women (or men) whom he has perhaps been with. This is why there are rumors circulating the internet, concerning his past and present relationships, and his sexual orientation.

Some of Viddal’s fans believe that the boxer was in a long-term relationship with an American non-celebrity woman in the 2010s, and that he was also planning to marry her; according to these rumors, the two broke up for unknown reasons, which made Viddal not want to date anyone anytime soon. These rumors haven’t been confirmed, nor has Viddal commented on this.

There are also those who believe that he might be gay, and this to be the reason why he avoids talking about his love life; this hasn’t been confirmed either.

As of November 2021, he appears to be single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Viddal spends the majority of his spare time either working out at the gym, or practicing boxing. He has five to six training sessions at the gym every week, while he boxes every day.

He’s into travelling, and his career has taken him to various European countries, including France, Italy and Germany, while he has also been to several US states, such as New York and California.

Viddal’s dream travel destination is Tokyo in Japan.

He is a fan of tattoos, and has many inked onto various parts of his body, including his right arm and his chest.

Viddal likes to watch movies late at night, and his favorite actor and actress are Will Smith and Natalie Portman, while a couple of his favorite films are “Independence Day”, “Bad Boys” and “Leon: The Professional”.