Magnolia Shorty
Magnolia Shorty | |
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Rapper | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1994–2010 |
Labels | Cash Money |
Renetta Yemika Lowe-Bridgewater (September 30, 1982 – December 20, 2010), known by the
Music career
Magnolia Shorty and Ms. Tee (Trishell Williams) were the first women signed to
Magnolia Shorty was discovered by
Death
On December 20, 2010, Magnolia was going back to her apartment to get something before heading to Miami, Florida to perform at a bounce-type genre festival. When she pulled in through the gate, another car came in behind her car and circled around her and blocked her in. Two men got out of the car and started shooting through the windows. She was hit with 26 bullets and was killed in the car with Jerome Hampton in a double homicide in the parking lot of the gated apartment complex where she lived, called the Georgetown of New Orleans, in the New Orleans East neighborhood of Edgelake. [12][13] Police described the crime as a drive-by shooting.[14] Her funeral was held on December 30, 2010, at the Fifth African Baptist Church in her hometown of New Orleans. Lil Wayne, B.G., Juvenile, Mack Maine and Birdman were among the more than 100 mourners at the funeral.[15] She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in New Orleans. On November 18, 2011, Magnolia's widower, Carl Bridgewater (31), was shot dead. He had recently gotten out of prison and lived with his pregnant girlfriend.[16]
Murder investigation and trial
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In August 2014, an
See also
References
- ^ Cadogan, Garnette (August 2007). "Bounce Back: Not even Katrina can stop the other New Orleans Beat, still bubbling under the radar". Vibe, p. 96.
- ^ New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Offbeat
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4000-4245-6
- ^ "Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, & G-Eazy Sample a Classic Magnolia Shorty Song on "Wobble Up"".
- New York Times
- ^ Fensterstock, Alison (December 25, 2009). New Orleans events calendar for Christmas night 2009. NOLA.com
- E! Online
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (December 21, 2010). Former Cash Money Rapper Magnolia Shorty Gunned Down. Billboard
- ^ Zeichner, Naomi (December 21, 2010). Nicki Not The First Femcee: Rest In Power Magnolia Shorty. The Fader
- ^ Staff report (December 22, 2010). Lil Wayne's Cash Money crew member Magnolia Shorty shot dead. NME
- ^ Staff report (December 20, 2010). Fans Remember Rapper Magnolia Shorty. Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine WDSU
- ^ Johnston, Maura (December 21, 2010). New Orleans Rapper Magnolia Shorty Murdered. Rolling Stone
- ^ Associated Press (December 21, 2010). New Orleans Rapper Magnolia Shorty Shot to Death. ABC News
- ^ "Funeral for Magnolia Shorty Held in New Orleans". www.eurweb.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
- ^ Deceased Rapper Magnolia Shorty's Husband Shot Dead. HipHopWired.com November 18, 2011.
- ^ 4 Suspected Gang Members Indicted In Slaying of rapper Magnolia Shorty. NOLA.com August 22, 2014.
- ^ "39ers Trial: Jury Finds All 10 Defendants Guilty of Gang Conspiracy". NOLA.com, February 23, 2017.
- ^ "In Trial of 39ers Gang Member, Jury Finds 10 Guilty of Racketeering". FOX8Live.com, Feb. 22, 2017.
External links
- Magnolia Shorty discography at Discogs
- Magnolia Shorty at Find a Grave