The man convicted of murdering Memphis rapper Young Dolph is getting more years behind bars. As reported by ABC24, Justin Johnson was sentenced to 50 more years in prison in Shelby County, TN during a hearing on Friday, Nov. 1. The new sentence will be added to the automatic life sentence he received upon his first-degree murder conviction on Sept. 26.Â
The jury took under four hours to deliberate on Thursday (Sept 26), and immediately after the verdict was read, the judge gave Johnson life.Â
Day one in the murder trial of Memphis rapper Young Dolph began with shocking testimony from Cornelius Smith, one of the men prosecutors say took Dolph's life in exchange for a proposed $100,000 bounty put out by Big Jook, brother of rapper Yo Gotti.Â
This week, in honor of the late Young Dolph's birthday, Amanda Seales sits down with his lifelong partner Mia Jaye to talk about life after losing a loved one and how she channeled her grief into positivity.
The other man arrested in connection with Young Dolph's muder, Hernandez Govan, also pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder and conspiracy charges he faces.
Joshua Taylor, also known as CEO Teezy, was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon (June 14), members of Taylor's family confirmed with ABC24 of Memphis.Â
Young Dolph's estate announced that Dolph's legacy in Hip-Hop will be celebrated through a touring pop-up museum exhibit.
Rapper Young Dolph could be close to retirement. The Memphis artist took to his IG earlier this week to announce that he could be walking away from the music industry so he can spend more time with his family. The post was captioned “Highly considering quitting music because I really wanna be with my kids […]
Two students at Duke got a nice treat after being brought on stage and given @20k, by Young Dolph, during his set at the Rolling Loud Festival. The two students were fired from an on-campus coffee shop, called Joe Van Gogh coffee, after the University’s VP walked in and made a complaint about the students […]
Rapper Young Dolph is currently in an L.A. hospital recovering from a shooting that occurred earlier this week. The Memphis rapper was shot Tuesday while standing in front of the Lowes Hotel in Hollywood, CA. He is currently in critical condition. According to a report released today by USA Today a member of Yo Gotti’s […]
I reported yesterday that Memphis rapper Blac Youngsta turned himself in to police in Charlotte after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with the shooting that occurred at CIAA that left 100 bullet holes in Young Dolph’s van.(Click HERE if you missed that) Well today Youngsta’s lawyer is shedding some light on […]
Back in February rapper Young Dolph’s SUV was shot at over 100 times while hanging out in Charlotte for CIAA. Lucky for the Memphis rapper that his vehicle was bulletproof, so there were no injuries in the incident. Police have been working tirelessly to find out who the person was who carried out the act. […]