Lil Snupe

Addarren La'Keith Ross † (June 13, 1995 - c. June 20, 2013 [aged 18]), better known online as Lil Snupe, was an American rapper. 
==History==
Addarren Ross was born on June 13, 1995 in Jonesboro, Louisiana. https://www.xxlmag.com/current-status-murdered-rappers-cases/#photogallery-1=44 He was raised in Jonesboro primarily by his mother Denesha Chester. https://hollywoodlife.com/2013/06/24/lil-snupe-killed-death-family-friend/ According to accounts by Lil Snupe's mother, Ross struggled in school and was expelled three times. https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2021/09/a-local-doc-about-a-slain-rapper-aims-for-catharsis-through-cinema/ 
In 2012, Lil Snupe released his debut mixtape, 16 & Runnin: Tha Mixtape. https://genius.com/albums/Lil-snupe/16-runnin 
According to Lil Snupe, he signed to Meek Mill's record label Dream Chasers Records after sending out a demo to the rapper during his tour stop at the Grambling University in Louisiana. https://web.archive.org/web/20130408234557/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1705043/meek-mill-lil-snupe-signing.jhtml Meek Mill describes coming back from the airport and being approached by Lil Snupe. https://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/meek-mill-interview-lil-snupe In March 2013, he released his single "Nobody Does It Better", a collaboration with Meek Mill. https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/543738-lil-snupe-nobody-does-it-better-song 
==Death==
Ross was killed on June 20, 2013 after being shot twice in the chest. He was 18 years old. https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/lil-snupe-meek-mill-artist-dead-at-18-report-1567864/ Officers responded to calls of a shooting at around 4:00 a.m at the Maplewood Apartments in Winnfield, Louisiana. Ross was later pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics were unable to revive him. https://apnews.com/article/ef6881124653494cbad7802f7d98835c
On June 26, 2013, Tony Holden, the alleged killer, turned himself in to authorities and was booked into the Winnfield city jail on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626230339/https://www.knoe.com/story/22659696/update-police-have-a-suspect-in-lil-snupe-murder/ A second suspect, Edrick O. Stewart, was arrested on July 3, 2013, and charged with manslaughter. https://www.mtv.com/news/xrwpcn/lil-snupe-second-suspect-arrested-shooting
In a November 2022, interview on the podcast Boss Talk 101, Ross' mother revealed that the shooting was allegedly the result of a gambling argument involving the video game NBA 2K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiICgHxal44
==Discography==
===Albums===
*R.N.I.C. 2 (Jonesboro) (2019)
===Mixtapes===
*16 & Runnin: Tha Mixtape (2012)
*R.N.I.C. (2013)
*R.N.I.C. Re-Visited (2014)
==References==
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