Yung Maz, a rapper who previously claimed to have been shot 11 times and who survived because he was “bulletproof,” was gunned down in Atlanta on Sunday.
He was 31 years old.
The fatal incident took place outside a pizza shop named Urban Pie just before 9 p.m. ESY, with local authorities saying multiple shots were fired at the scene and a suspect was spotted running away.
No arrests have been made, however.
John Henson, deputy chief investigator of the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office, identified the victim by his legal name, Jabril Abdur-Rahman.
The artist, who collaborated over the years with such big-name artists as Rich Homie Quan and Yung Thug, had been involved in numerous gun-related altercations prior to his death.
He claimed in a video from June 2016 that he had survived 10 shootings during his lifetime up to that point.
Following a December shooting at a Waffle House in Buckhead, Georgia, he Tweeted that “God made me bulletproof” and that’s why he survived.
According to a police report at that time, a man walked into the restaurant and – without uttering a word – opened fire on the rapper and then left.
Yung Mazi told police he’d never seen the assailant before.
In light of the rapper finally losing his life to gunfire, the hashtag “#RIPYungMazi” has been trending on Twitter today.
“Rest easy to my bruddda young mazzzziiiiii my brudddaaa. Damnnnn,” wrote Travis Scott upon learning Mazi had been killed.
Speaking to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by phone about the tragedy, the rapper’s brother, Luqman Abdur-Rahman, asked for privacy.
Asked last year why he was so frequently a target, Yung Mazi responded:
“I might walk around with a quarter million dollars’ worth of jewelry on,” adding that his light skin tone made people resent him.
In a 2015 video, filmed from a hospital bed, the artist said the following:
“Public Service Announcement…from my legs. My legs done had enough. So, tell your shooters start aiming for some (expletive) that’s gonna kill somebody.”
Yung Mazi had about 145,000 Instagram followers at the time of his death.
May he rest in peace.