November 17

1 hip-hop anniversary on November 17

1. 2021

   Young Dolph is shot and killed at a Memphis bakery

   Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. — Memphis MC and Paper Route Empire founder — is shot multiple times while standing inside Makeda's Homemade Cookies on Airways Boulevard in Memphis. He was 36. In 2024, Justin Johnson and Corn…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2021: Young Dolph is shot and killed at a Memphis bakery. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/young-dolph-killed-2021