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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you’re a Hip Hop fan, it may be difficult to still comprehend that one year ago today rap sensation Young Dolph was murdered in Memphis. The deadly shootings of high-profile rap superstars such as Young Dolph and many others are sparking a conversation about rap culture and gun violence in society. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two of the four men charged in the high-profile murder case of Memphis rapper Young Dolph made separate appearances Friday in Criminal Court Division Seven.              Jermarcus Johnson and Hernandez Govan are both facing conspiracy charges. Govan, the man prosecutors say was the mastermind behind the plot to murder the rapper and allegedly hired […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Makeda’s Homemade Cookies, the South Memphis store where Memphis rapper Young Dolph was gunned down last November, will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday, the owners confirmed. Owners Maurice and Pamela Hill look at the reopening of their shop as a triumph but they say it wasn’t an easy decision.  Ultimately, they decided […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Young Dolph may be gone, but he’s still giving back to his South Memphis community. Several hundred kids and parents turned out Wednesday for a giveaway for K-12 students on Castalia Street. There were 300 backpacks to be given out with school supplies inside. Memphis rappers and artists from Dolph’s PRE label, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Young Dolph’s label surprised his fans by dropping one of his previously recorded songs on the one-year anniversary of his death. The rapper’s label, Paper Route Entertainment, released “Get Away” on Thursday. The record allowed fans to hear the thoughts inside Dolph’s head before he passed away unexpectedly. In the song, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis judge has assigned bond to the fourth suspect in the murder of Young Dolph. Jermarcus Johnson turned himself in to authorities Friday afternoon, a year after the rapper was killed in South Memphis. Johnson’s bond has been set at $300,000. He is facing one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A South Memphis mural dedicated to slain rapper Young Dolph was defaced overnight Thursday. The artist who created it did so at the request of Dolph’s family and was hoping to have it finished by his birthday next week. Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., was killed last November […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Memphis rapper Young Dolph will be inducted into the Memphis-Shelby County Alumni Hall of Fame this year, MSCS announced. The school district said Dolph, who was a Hamilton High School alum, will be one of four people inducted into the hall of fame on August 26 along with President of Tennessee State University […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)— Justin Johnson, one of the suspects held in the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph last November, asked a judge Friday to be transferred to a different facility. Johnson’s attorney said his client wants to be transferred out of the pre-trial detention facility at 201 Poplar to the Shelby County Division of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Saturday morning, Memphians were having cookies for breakfast as they flocked to Airways for the grand re-opening of Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies. “Soon as I heard it on the morning I was like baby we can go get some cookies, and I am here right now. First thing I though about when […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With the year 2022 coming to a close, this time of year is often used to reflect and look back on the previous year. WREG has provided a list the top stories from 2022 in the Memphis area and the surrounding Mid-South. January 2022 – Top Stories February 2022 – Top Stories […]