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TORONTO — Canadian rapper Houdini has died aged 21 after being fatally shot in Toronto. The bigger the name, the more points you score.”.A street gang expert claims slain Toronto rapper Dimarjio Jenkins, aka Houdini, had ties to the violent Young Buck Killas.And the 21-year-old may have been gunned down Tuesday afternoon in the Entertainment District for any number of reasons.“You could put out a rap video and say the wrong thing about a rival gang member, or even one of your own, and then get targeted,” the source told the.The target could have ripped off a chain, which leads to violent reprisals, or it could be revenge for an earlier violent incident, the source said.The Young Buck Killas are no strangers to street violence.Jenkins, also known as Dadda, was friends with rap star Quinton “Pressa” Gardner — who now lives in Los Angeles but, like Jenkins, grew up in the Jane-Driftwood neighbourhood — and Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill.Pressa entertained fans for Raptors’ ambassador Drake’s world tour while the young prodigy faced criminal allegations of pistol-whipping a teen hostage in a brutal 2016 incident.Gardner’s charge was tossed at a preliminary hearing as Justice Malcolm McLeod ruled in his judgment that the victim’s evidence wasn’t sufficient to identify Pressa as the gunman who struck him in the head.Drake had absolutely nothing to do with the crime.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Toronto SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.A welcome email is on its way. That's why I was so f*cking ecstatic when he agreed to let me interview him for my blog. This year just keeps getting worse.
Hip hop artist Houdini was a star on the rise but, sadly, was unable to escape the gun violence that has now claimed five Toronto-area rappers in five months.Dimarjio Jenkins, aka Houdini, was killed in a shooting that also wounded a boy, 15, and an innocent woman, 27, in the Entertainment District Tuesday afternoon.A music industry insider, who knew Houdini but asked to remain anonymous, described the artist as humble, hard-working and well on his way to big things.“Independent would be a great way to describe him,” the source told the,The industry insider said Houdini, who grew up in the Jane-Driftwood neighbourhood, recently met with record labels in Los Angeles and had “a lot of potential.”.Instead, the 21-year-old whose YouTube videos have millions of views joins a list of GTA rappers who have been picked off in recent months — at least two of whom Houdini had collaborated with.Houdini and the teenage boy were crossing Blue Jays Way, south of King St. W., when an SUV — possibly a blue Volkswagen Tiguan that had been in the area for a while — pulled a U-turn and an assailant opened fire near the Bisha Hotel.Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders spoke at the scene Tuesday saying a woman who was injured by gunfire had “absolutely nothing to do with this.”.No arrests have been made but a firearm was found at the scene.Bullet holes could be seen on both the east and west sides of the street.Investigators released no further details Wednesday, nor did they confirm multiple reports the 15-year-old victim returned fire.Warner Music Canada released a statement offering “sincere condolences to Jenkins’ family, explaining “we had the privilege to work with Houdini through our partnership with,“Houdini had unlimited potential as an artist and we are incredibly saddened that his life was cut short,” said Steve Kane, president of Warner Music Canada.
Read more about.We apologize, but this video has failed to load.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates.Slain Toronto rapper Houdini unable to escape gun violence,Chris Doucette, Sam Pazzano Courts Bureau.Talented Toronto rapper Houdini, 21, whose real name is Dimarjio Jenkins, was gunned down in a shoot that left two others injured in the city's Entertainment District on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders at the scene of a triple shooting in the Entertainment District that killed a rapper named Houdini on May 26, 2020.Two rappers from Jane-Driftwood — (L) Tyronne Noseworthy, 19, aka Fourty4Double0 of the Tallup Twin, and Keeshawn Brown, 18, aka Why-S, are among four Toronto hip hop artists who have been gunned down since Dec. 23, 2019.
Visit our,365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4.© 2020 Toronto Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. I came across his music earlier this year, this kid's got something special. Houdini started rapping at the age… That’s so wrong and the tweet is STILL up.that toronto sun cover is incredibly disrespectful. Are you tweaked??? Article content.
TORONTO — Canadian rapper Houdini has died aged 21 after being fatally shot in Toronto. The bigger the name, the more points you score.”.A street gang expert claims slain Toronto rapper Dimarjio Jenkins, aka Houdini, had ties to the violent Young Buck Killas.And the 21-year-old may have been gunned down Tuesday afternoon in the Entertainment District for any number of reasons.“You could put out a rap video and say the wrong thing about a rival gang member, or even one of your own, and then get targeted,” the source told the.The target could have ripped off a chain, which leads to violent reprisals, or it could be revenge for an earlier violent incident, the source said.The Young Buck Killas are no strangers to street violence.Jenkins, also known as Dadda, was friends with rap star Quinton “Pressa” Gardner — who now lives in Los Angeles but, like Jenkins, grew up in the Jane-Driftwood neighbourhood — and Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill.Pressa entertained fans for Raptors’ ambassador Drake’s world tour while the young prodigy faced criminal allegations of pistol-whipping a teen hostage in a brutal 2016 incident.Gardner’s charge was tossed at a preliminary hearing as Justice Malcolm McLeod ruled in his judgment that the victim’s evidence wasn’t sufficient to identify Pressa as the gunman who struck him in the head.Drake had absolutely nothing to do with the crime.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Toronto SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.A welcome email is on its way. That's why I was so f*cking ecstatic when he agreed to let me interview him for my blog. This year just keeps getting worse.
Hip hop artist Houdini was a star on the rise but, sadly, was unable to escape the gun violence that has now claimed five Toronto-area rappers in five months.Dimarjio Jenkins, aka Houdini, was killed in a shooting that also wounded a boy, 15, and an innocent woman, 27, in the Entertainment District Tuesday afternoon.A music industry insider, who knew Houdini but asked to remain anonymous, described the artist as humble, hard-working and well on his way to big things.“Independent would be a great way to describe him,” the source told the,The industry insider said Houdini, who grew up in the Jane-Driftwood neighbourhood, recently met with record labels in Los Angeles and had “a lot of potential.”.Instead, the 21-year-old whose YouTube videos have millions of views joins a list of GTA rappers who have been picked off in recent months — at least two of whom Houdini had collaborated with.Houdini and the teenage boy were crossing Blue Jays Way, south of King St. W., when an SUV — possibly a blue Volkswagen Tiguan that had been in the area for a while — pulled a U-turn and an assailant opened fire near the Bisha Hotel.Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders spoke at the scene Tuesday saying a woman who was injured by gunfire had “absolutely nothing to do with this.”.No arrests have been made but a firearm was found at the scene.Bullet holes could be seen on both the east and west sides of the street.Investigators released no further details Wednesday, nor did they confirm multiple reports the 15-year-old victim returned fire.Warner Music Canada released a statement offering “sincere condolences to Jenkins’ family, explaining “we had the privilege to work with Houdini through our partnership with,“Houdini had unlimited potential as an artist and we are incredibly saddened that his life was cut short,” said Steve Kane, president of Warner Music Canada.
Read more about.We apologize, but this video has failed to load.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates.Slain Toronto rapper Houdini unable to escape gun violence,Chris Doucette, Sam Pazzano Courts Bureau.Talented Toronto rapper Houdini, 21, whose real name is Dimarjio Jenkins, was gunned down in a shoot that left two others injured in the city's Entertainment District on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders at the scene of a triple shooting in the Entertainment District that killed a rapper named Houdini on May 26, 2020.Two rappers from Jane-Driftwood — (L) Tyronne Noseworthy, 19, aka Fourty4Double0 of the Tallup Twin, and Keeshawn Brown, 18, aka Why-S, are among four Toronto hip hop artists who have been gunned down since Dec. 23, 2019.
Visit our,365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4.© 2020 Toronto Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. I came across his music earlier this year, this kid's got something special. Houdini started rapping at the age… That’s so wrong and the tweet is STILL up.that toronto sun cover is incredibly disrespectful. Are you tweaked??? Article content.