From diss tracks to gunshots: What to know before Young Dolph trial begins
Young Dolph performs at Revolution Live Jan. 24, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Mpi04/MediaPunch/IPX)
A 100 shots (100 shots), a 100 shots (a 100 shots)
Me and my — pull up in a hunnid drops (skrrt)
My role model used to get a hunnid blocks (hey, hey)
Street — in a tuxedo, we the mob (yeah)
In 2017, Adolph Thornton Jr. survived a barrage of 100 bullets fired at his car during a visit to Charlotte, North Carolina. In the end, it was 22 gunshot wounds that ended his life. Now two of the men charged in connection to Young Dolph’s death are set to place their lives in the hands of 12 jurors who will decide their fate.
Hernandez Govan is accused of soliciting the hit that cut short the life of the rising rap star on Nov. 17, 2021. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith are accused of executing that hit.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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Justin Johnson’s trial began Monday in Memphis court. Johnson is one of the men accused of fatally shooting Memphis rapper Young Dolph. A second alleged shooter, Cornelius Smith, took the stand Monday afternoon. From diss tracks to gunshots: What to know before Young Dolph trial beginsRelated content:
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