PnB Rock

**Rakim Hasheem Allen** (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), better known by his stage name **PnB Rock**, was an American rapper and singer. He was best known for his single "Selfish" (2016). He also worked on XXXTentacion's hit single "Changes". He released two studio albums: _Catch These Vibes_ (2017) and _TrapStar Turnt PopStar_ (2019). Allen also released five mixtapes.

## Early life and personal life

Allen was born on December 9, 1991, in Philadelphia. His stage name, PnB Rock, comes from an acronym for streets Pastorius and Baynton in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Germantown. He was mainly raised by his mother because his father was murdered. As a teenager, Allen got legal issues.

Allen had two daughters.

## Murder

Allen was shot dead at Roscoe's Chicken 'N Waffles, a fast food restaurant, during a robbery in Los Angeles on September 12, 2022. He was 30 years old.

Three people were arrested. 32-year-old Shauntel Trone, a 17-year-old juvenile and his father Freddie Trone. In October 2023, two new defendants Tremont Jones and Wynisha Evans appeared in court. They both pled not guilty.

On August 7, 2024, a judge found Freddie Lee Trone guilty on all counts of first-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy. Jones was found guilty on all counts of robbery and conspiracy. On September 23, Trone was sentenced to 31 years to life in prison. Jones was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

### Studio albums

|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"|Album details|colspan="5" scope="col" colspn="5"|Peak chart positions|
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|* Released: November 17, 2017 * Labels: Atlantic * Formats: Digital download|17|7|6|66|—|
|* Released: May 3, 2019 * Labels: Atlantic * Formats: Digital download|4|2|1|14|73|
|colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||

### Mixtapes

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|* Released: June 24, 2014 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download|—|—|—|||||
|* Released: February 10, 2015 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download|—|—|—|||||
|* Released: October 30, 2015 * Label: Atlantic, Empire * Formats: Digital download|—|—|—|||||
|* Released: July 12, 2016 * Label: Self-released * Formats: Digital download|—|—|—|||||
|* Released: January 13, 2017 * Labels: Atlantic, Empire * Formats: CD, digital download|28|10|7|* RIAA: Gold||||
|* Released: January 28, 2022 * Labels: Atlantic * Formats: CD, digital download|—|—|—|||||
|colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||||

## EPs

|scope="col" style="width:11em;"|Title|scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Album details|
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|* Released: December 10, 2021 * Label: Atlantic * Formats: Digital download, streaming||||

## Infobox (person)

- **child**: yes
- **children**: 2


## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: PnB Rock
- **image**: File:PnB Rock performing in 2016.png
- **caption**: PnB Rock performing in 2016
- **birth name**: Rakim Hasheem Allen
- **birth place**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **years active**: 2014–2022


## Infobox (civilian attack)

- **title**: Killing of PnB Rock
- **type**: Murder, shooting, robbery, assassination
- **time**: 1:59 12-hour clock, p.m.
- **timezone**: Pacific Time Zone, PST
- **victim**: Rakim Hasheem Allen (aged 30)
- **perps**: *Freddie Lee Trone
*Tremont Jones
- **accused**: *Freddie and Shauntel's 17-year old son
*Shauntel Trone
*Wynisha Evans
- **verdict**: **Freddie Trone and Tremont Jones:**
Guilt (law), Guilty on all counts
- **charges**: **17-year old juvenile and Freddie Trone:**
Murder#Degrees of murder, First-degree murder

**17-year old, Freddie, and Jones:**
*Second-degree robbery (2 counts)
*Conspiracy (criminal), Conspiracy to commit robbery

**Shauntel Trone:**
Accessory (legal term), Accessory to murder