RS (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam |
| Also known as | TrappyDemon,Almighty RS |
| Born | October 27, 2000 Amsterdam |
| Died | September 3, 2019 (aged 18) Amsterdam |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–2019 |
RS was the musical name of Jay-Ronne Grootfaam. He was an important drill rapper from Amsterdam.[1] Drill rap is a form of rap that celebrates violence.
Music
[change | change source]Grootfaam rapped about violence, crime and his life in Amsterdam.
Death
[change | change source]On September 3rd 2019, Grootfaam was killed with a knife.[2] The killer was part of a rap group that Grootfaam was in conflict with. It was the first time in the Netherlands that someone died as a result of a drill rap conflict.[3]
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ Bahara, Hassan (23 August 2020). "Wie zijn de drillrapgroepen die zoveel zorgen baren?" [Who are the drill rap groups that people are concerned about?] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.
- ↑ Tromp, Jan (6 March 2020). "Naar school zonder ontbijt – maar met een mes" [Going to school without breakfast - but with a knife] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.
- ↑ "Celstraf en jeugd-tbs voor doodsteken drillrapper in Amsterdam" (in Dutch). NOS Nieuws. 8 March 2021.