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News of the death of rapper Young Dolph, who was reportedly gunned down in Memphis Wednesday, prompted an outpouring of grief on social media.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies announced rap star Young Dolph will have the FedexForum rocking at halftime during Game 3 of the Memphis and Utah series. Young Dolph will do a live performance during halftime, according to a press release. In addition, the Grizzlies said every fan in attendance for home Playoff games 3 and […]

A social media influencer and comedian from Memphis is using his platform to give back to his hometown.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis-born rapper made a stop at his high school to help out the students. Rapper Young Dolph, whose real name is Adolph Thorton, Jr., donated $25,000 to Hamilton High School. The money is going towards new sports equipment and supplies. The rapper is one of Hamilton High School’s notable alumni. He […]

The Lumineers, Lil Wayne, The Avett Brothers and Memphis’ own Three 6 Mafia are among the headliners for the 2020 Beale Street Music Festival.

Thursday night the Tigers held their annual Memphis Madness event in front of a sold out crowd at FedExForum. Future, Lil Baby, Moneybagg Yo, Young Dolph and Key Glock also made guest appearances.

This isn’t the first time he’s done this. In fact, in 2017 he ran out of turkeys and went and got more to make sure everyone had one.

Miles Ferrell, 48, of Atlanta, was better known as Ensayne Wayne. He was the brother of Memphis-born and Atlanta-based rapper Drumma Boy.

“When you come together, there is so much success in unity,” Mosby said.

Memphis rapper Young Dolph is out of the hospital Thursday evening after someone tried to kill him last month.

He was subsequently released on Thursday, but prosecutors have reportedly asked police to continue to investigate his role in Tuesday’s shooting.