17 yr old Christian rapper killed because of lyrics
17-year-old Christian Rapper, J Notes, murdered over Christian lyrics
Undoubtedly the saddest story of last year was one from just last month, and right before the Christmas holiday. 17-year-old Jyreffe Clark, a Christian rapper hardly any of us knew who was known as J Notes, was reported by authorities as being murdered over the Christian-themed lyrics in his music. Another teen, 17-year-old Franklin Robertson, said he killed Clark and tried to cover up the murder. He says he shot Clark in the head, drug his body 50 yards, and cleaned up the blood stains. It wasn't until a day had almost passed that the body was discovered. Two other teenagers, 17-year-old Laquan Tullis and 18-year-old Michael Thompson have also been charged with accessory to murder.
We don't know what it was about Clark's lyrics that offended his murderers, but it doesn't matter. No-one deserves to be murdered in cold blood. There is just no excuse for it. It's unfortunate, yet this was the most hit up story on DaSouth.com in 2011. In just 5 days the news story had garnered close to 60,000 hits. That's evidence that these kinds of real-life situations matter to people. It is our prayer that those of you who do Christian Hip Hop with a ministry focus will do it with all of your heart. The world desperately needs you!