And theyre not looking at giving these kids guidance or artist development, Lil Jojos cousin Charles Swift said to applause at the wake. Hope Cemetery, shots rang out along the route. He decided on Interscope, reportedly signing a contract for $3 million plus a bio pic. Teen Murdered For Wearing Lil' JoJo Hoodie; Joshua 'JayLoud' Davis' Christmas Wish Was to Work With Waka Flocka Flames . Here was a killing that might very well not have been were it not for the serendipitous fame-making powers of the Internet. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. James Gibson, whose Morgan Park police district covers Beverly and Mount Greenwood, predominantly middle-class neighborhoods where many police officers, firefighters and other city workers live. He was fatally shot near 69th and Princeton in the Englewood neighborhood. Lil Jojo is a famous Rapper born on April 6, 1994, in the United States. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. When I said, Get out of my dining room, that was real, she reported. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Details on Why Investigators Believed Chief Keef Killed Lil JoJo. Watch Full Interview: https://goo.gl/LucBDFPart 1: https://goo.gl/nAABeoPart 2: https://goo.gl/jzGSSPPart 3: https://goo.gl/dVuM2YPart 4: https://goo.gl/JsczbsPart 5: https://goo.gl/pFv2ZZPart 6: https://goo.gl/wFbAWi Part 7: https://goo.gl/kLFbMyPart 8: https://goo.gl/efvZMX____________________In this clip, Swagg Dinero confirmed that NBA star and Chicago native Derrick Rose paid for Lil JoJo's funeral. Sep 19, 2012 6:00 AM. Sept. 7, 1996 is a date carved into the foundation of hip hop. Meanwhile, six or seven squad cars sat parked across the street from the funeral home and a police helicopter hovered overhead. The scene drew outrage from relatives of the slain 18-year-old and other mourners, including one who picked up a microphone and exclaimed, "Y'all being disrespectful!" A handful of police officers then rushed into the Jones Funeral Home at 3240 W. 79th St. and escorted a couple hundred people out into a parking lot. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. At 4:04 p.m. on Sept. 4, JoJo posted a video of himself and his comrades driving into Keefs territory. Those were the words of Robin Russell, mother of slain teen rapper Joseph Lil JoJo Coleman. By clicking submit, you agree to receive emails from Rolling Out and accept our web terms of use and privacy and cookie policy. As the friends and family members were paying their last respects, a crush of teens surged toward the casket, nearly toppling it, and that led to Russells outburst: Get the f out!. Coleman, 18, was slain by a drive-by shooter in his South Side Englewood neighborhood. 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Jordan In Defense Of Black Women, Twitter's Memory Is Long, Toxic Avengers: Blueface Leaks Alleged Texts From Lil Baby To Chrisean Rock, 15 Music Stars Who Had Disturbing Relationships With Their Entourages [Photos], Twitter Reacts To Will Smith Joking About Chris Rock Slap In New Tik Tok Video, Brandon Smiley Laid To Rest Over The Weekend, Rickey Smiley Shares Photos & Videos, BET Uncut Is Not Coming Back; Here's Its 15 Wildest Videos Anyway. Lil Jojo was born on April 6, 1994. Among the cemetery workers in attendance was Lamar Davis, who is from the same neighborhood as Lil JoJo. The poster suggests that you please pay your last respects, and keep it moving, so the posters intentions may have been for the fans of Lil JoJo who could not make it to the funeral to pay their respects virtually. His parents separated when he was very young; he spent his childhood with his mother, Dedra Morris. Coleman, 18, was . 204K subscribers in the Chiraqology community. Im a kill you! somebody can be heard saying in reply and this was not just some rap lyric. LIL JOJO" and an imprint of his face danced around a car as . The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The area where Coleman was gunned down is located about a block from where the family of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson was murdered in 2008. Drill-music or simply referred to as 'drill' originated in Chicago . Hours after the shooting, 17-year-old up-and-coming rapper Chief Keef, who was featured at both Lollapalooza and the Pitchfork Music Festival this summer in Chicago and was recently remixed by Kanye West, took to Twitter to respond to the shooting, according to NBC Chicago: Its Sad Cuz Dat Nigga Jojo Wanted To Be Jus Like Us #LMAO. The procession continued. "These kids were reaching for a false dream, and these record (companies) are coming to our city and telling them that they're going to be superstars. [removed] Advanced-Willow-5020 22 days ago. The commotion drew outrage from relatives of the slain 18-year-old and several hundred other mourners, including one who picked up a microphone and exclaimed, Yall being disrespectful!. The prayers were led by Corey Brooks, the famed Rooftop Preacher who once spent 94 days living atop a derelict motel to dramatize the need for a community center and who walked 3,400 miles across America to raise money for efforts to curtail violence. As the funeral ended, Chicago Police from the elite gang unit, armed with assault rifles, detained funeral-goers at a nearby gas station and frisked several cars and even members of Lil JoJos family. Police were also monitoring tweets put out on Twitter celebrating Coleman's death. These kids were reaching for a false dream, and these record (companies) are coming to our city and telling them that theyre going to be superstars. 1,163 Followers, 298 Following, 45 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Joseph Coleman (@liljojomakaveli) This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It recorded them shouting insults at one of Keefs best buddies, Lil Reese. Walsh and fellow resident Tony Bansley organized a peaceful protest by more than 200 on a recent Saturday. Then the grass starts growing, he added. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmChEcyhMlI. Thu 13 Sep 2012 14.20 EDT. Damn man this shit lw made me sad gang Lil Jojos mother and sister were led out of the viewing area hysterical, as other family members took to the microphone, yelling at other mourners to Get the f\" out! Gang presence appeared to be heavy at the funeral home, with many mourners exchanging gang handshakes. Expand. Lil Snupe was pronounced dead at the scene according to Louisiana's Winnfield City Police Department. 19201080 38. All rights Reserved. LIL JOJO" and an imprint of his face danced around a car as one of his songs blared from its radio. Sep 16, 2012. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. All rights Reserved. Lil JoJo was born as Joseph Coleman who was a rapper and a member of 069 Bricksquad (not to be confused with Gucci Mane's 1017 Bricksquad) from the south side of Chicago (Englewood). comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Wooskigun63 Additional comment actions. *Terms apply. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. As Lil JoJos procession made its way to Mt. The spring will also bring something for Davis. Coleman, 18, was slain by a drive-by shooter in his South Side Englewood neighborhood. The screenwriter, performer and composer was . And more hovered overhead in a helicopter. During the funeral service, which hundreds of mourners attended, some sort of physical confrontation erupted which lead to his . Lil JoJo, another younger rapper in the nearby turf of the rival Gangster Disciples, decided to make his own bid for riches and fame. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Chicago police cleared out a Southwest Side funeral home today after a large group of friends of slain rap artist Lil Jojo gathered around his casket and nearly knocked it over. [deleted] 22 days ago. The cops believeJoJo was affiliated with the Brick Squad crew of Gangster Disciples that are at odds with the Black Disciples that Chief Keef and company are allegedly affiliated with. Part of HuffPost News. Greenwood - Beverly-MtGreenwood, IL - Rapper Lil JoJo was buried at Mt. If he doing gangbanging, he is very, very good at hiding it from me, she said. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. A host of stars turned out for the funeral of one of King Charles's favourite entertainers, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, who died 'unexpectedly' last month.. Is Rap Rivalry To Blame In Teen's Shooting Death? That, too, proved to be a false alarm. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Onlookers say the 18 year olds funeral procession was typical for a gang-related send-off, with 100 cars or more, the occupants flashing gang signs and the occasional pistol and swerving deliberately into oncoming traffic. These n---as claim 300, but we BDK, they chant, using gang shorthand for Black Disciple killers. Outside the funeral home, at 3240 W. 79th St., hordes of Lil Jojo's friends many clad in T-shirts emblazoned with "R.I.P. Joseph Coleman, better known by his stage name "Lil JoJo," was shot in the back when a car pulled up while he was riding a bicycle in the 6900 block of South Princeton Avenue on the city's South Side around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. I can assure everyone that I had nothing to do with this tragedy.. shot in the back when a car pulled up while he was riding a bicycle, took to Twitter to respond to the shooting, was engaged in an ongoing rivalry with Coleman, charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, where the city's gang-fighting, anti-violence initiatives are proving effective. L'A Capone was the death that started the downfall of 600, and members like D Rose, Lil Boo, M'Thang, and Makado were all locked up so it was hard for them to all getback quickly. Sadly, the rapper was gunned down on September 4, 2012. There were not any, but an individual who allegedly attended the funeral was arrested at a separate location, where about 30 people are lined up and searched, after a handgun was found in their car. Michael Daly reports. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Family and friends arrive for a funeral of rapper Joseph "Lil Jojo" Coleman at Jones Funeral Home in Chicago on Friday. My Twitter acct was hacked, he tweeted, saying of Lil JoJo, i didnt know him but he was young just like me. On top of that, JoJos brother, Cashout, posted a video of himself calling Keefs mother, with him leering at the camera as her voice crackles over speaker phone. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. It is believed that Lil JoJos lyrics had fueled the animosity between several rival street organizations, and members of these organizations were fans of Chief Keefs music. More from The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired, Your email will be shared with hiphopwired.com and subject to its, Sons: 8 Rappers Whose Children Made Headlines For Allegedly Breaking The Law, The Pelican Brief: A Birds Guide To Making It In America [PHOTOS], Wired 25: The 25 Winners Of The Summer Of 2012, A$AP Rocky Performs At The Adidas Originals Store In NYC [PHOTOS], Work Hard, Play Hard: 10 Rappers Who Went To College On Sports Scholarships, Thug Life: A Tribute To Tupac Shakur [PHOTOS], Slaughterhouse & Rita Ora Cover Urban Ink [PHOTOS], 10 Flicks Of Kanye West Looking Whipped For Kim Kardashian [PHOTOS]. 511295 37. cover picture twitter pic widescreen wallpaper normal wallpaper. From the turf of another gang just three blocks away, Lil JoJo apparently decided to seek his own fame and fortune by starting a rap feud with Keef in the East CoastWest Coast style of Biggie Smalls and Tupac. The video went viral and with that came the question of who exactly was this Chief Keef. The tombstone, if the family has the means and the inclination to purchase one, will be inscribed with the name by which his loved ones knew him, Joseph Coleman. Hope Cemetery Friday afternoon and police presence was heavy as . At the time, his family claimed that he was killed for wearing a Lil JoJo hoodie . By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Chief Keefs out of prison! the youngster exults. Keefs grandmother, 63-year-old Margaret Carter, an upstanding school bus driver, insisted to me that her grandson was interested in shopping and girls, not gangs. Witnesses have reported that a car slowed down next to Lil JoJo, who was standing 0n the back of the bicycle while his friend peddled, and opened fire on the teen. He worked with artists like Young Chop, P. Rico, and Lil Durk. 32. The mother and sister of Lil Jojo -- whose real name is Joseph Coleman -- were led out of the viewing area hysterical, as other family members took to the microphone, yelling at other mourners to "Get the [expletive] out!" Mourners paid their respects to slain father Taha Sabbagh, 40, at a . These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. James Gibson, whose Morgan Park police district covers Beverly and Mount Greenwood, predominantly middle-class neighborhoods where many police officers, firefighters and other city workers live. Nevertheless, antics like these (peep attendees reciting JoJos raw and uncut lyrics in the video below) are not the type of home going anyone deserves. Lil Jojo Wallpaper. At Coleman's funeral, posted to YouTube, hundreds of youths sang in unison the chorus to his . Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. When another rapper, Lil Jojo, whose real name was Joseph Coleman, 18, was gunned down in September 2012, Chief Keef - later claiming he'd been hacked - tweeted disparaging remarks towards the . 66,365. Outside the funeral home, at 3240 W. 79th St., hordes of Lil Jojos friends many clad in T-shirts emblazoned with R.I.P. Nobody in cyberspace had seemed much bothered that Keef rapped about gangs and guns, but mocking a dead teen sparked Internet outrage, including among his 240,000 Twitter followers. In the immediate aftermath, Keef tweeted, Its Sad Cuz Dat Nigg-a JoJo Wanted to be Jus Like Us #LMAO, the Internet shorthand for Laughing My Ass Off. Outside in the funeral home parking lot, somebody blasted Lil JoJos 3HunnaK, and some of the younger mourners began dancing, rapping along with the murdered teen. The Chicago Sun-Times has video from the funeral home. A handful of police officers then rushed into the Jones Funeral Home at 3240 W. 79th St. and escorted a couple hundred people out into a parking lot. L.L. A celebrity chauffeur gunned down in a hail of bullets in front of his young son has been farewelled in an emotional funeral. r/Chiraqology, a subreddit to discuss drill music and Chicago gang culture. Check out photos from Lil JoJos funeral, featuring a lot of law enforcement, in the gallery. It all started on Jan. 2, when somebody posted on the World Star Hip Hop site a 4 minute, 40 second video in which a youngster maybe 6 years old goes wild with joy about somebody named Chief Keef. (AllHipHop News) The funeral rapper Lil JoJo turned into chaos, when hundreds of people attended the services for the 18-year-old, who was shot and killed on September 4. Just outside the cemetery, officers with guns drawn also stopped a Chevrolet Suburban after learning there could be weapons inside it. . Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. However, officers arrested someone who attended the funeral after finding a handgun in a parked car outside of a gas station at 111th Street and Talman Avenue. Tag: lil jojo funeral. Davis said the next step would be to plant grass seed on the surrounding expanse of barren ground. Chicago police were forced to abruptly end rapper Lil JoJos wake when mourners nearly knocked over his casket: Tensions erupted late Friday morning at the wake of slain teen rapper Lil Jojo as hundreds of mourners, eager to take a last look, surged toward his casket, nearly knocking it to the floor and pushing family members out of the way, prompting Chicago police to clear the funeral home. Copyright 2022 Rolling Out. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. According to NBC Chicago, the funeral for slain Chicago rapper Lil Jojo, legally known as Joseph Coleman, was filled with gang related individuals, as well as his family and friends. As evening neared, JoJo announced over Twitter that he was on 69th Street. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Oct 5, 2018 - Explore Kya clark's board "Lil jojo" on Pinterest. On that gangbanging s--t, this is what I do Them guns super loud, will shoot a n---a down!. Lil JoJo's cortge led Bansley to add reports of shots fired, the recovery of . The music that was playing stopped, with JoJos mother, Robin Russell, getting on the microphone and angrily telling everyone to, Get the f out.. A bold move, but that's the kind of lifestyle he lived, it was BDK to the death of him. (Almost Knocking Casket Over): Footage of Lil Jojo's Funeral That Derrick Rose Allegedly Paid For. Keef had made a few videos of his own, a number while under house arrest in his grandmothers residence. Chicago Tribune. 90. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Funeral Procession for Murdered Rapper Drives Through Mt. unseen footage of Lil jojo death (yall probably saw it tho) apparently he was on a bike when he died. We will never know what type of rapper, or man, Lil JoJo, born Joseph Coleman, would have developed into since he was gunned down on September 4th in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Keef might be interested to hear that she also said her appearances in the videos he made in her home were cinema verit when it came to her appearances. It does not store any personal data. At least one of them was written by Chief Keef, a local rap artist known to have been feuding with Lil Jojo.jgorner@tribune.com. 10:37 am. Coleman, 18, was pronounced dead a short while later at an area hospital. LIL JOJO" and an imprint of his face danced around a car as one of .