PnB Rock was an American rapper. He was robbed and fatally shot on September 12th.
Let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life and career.
- His real name is Rakim Hasheem Allen
- PnB Rock was born on December 9, 1991
- He died on September 12, 2022
- He is better known by his stage name PnB Rock
- He was an American rapper and singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvani
- He was best known for his single “Selfish” (2016)
- The song peaked at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100
- He also provided uncredited vocals on XXXTentacion’s hit single “Changes”
- The song reached the top 20 on the same chart
- He released two studio albums, Catch These Vibes (2017) and TrapStar Turnt PopStar (2019)
- Allen was chosen as part of the 2017 XXL Freshman Class
- Rakim Hasheem Allen was born on December 9, 1991 in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Allen’s father was murdered when he was 3 years old
- So he was primarily raised by his mother. In his teen years, he lived in Northeast Philadelphia
- He grew up listening to rapper Tupac and R&B group Jodeci
- At the age of 13, Allen was sent to a youth detention program for committing robberies and fighting in school
- When he turned 19, he was sentenced to 33 months in prison for drug possession and other crimes
- Allen was homeless for a short period after being released from prison
- He never finished high school
- Allen later adopted the stage name PnB Rock, which pays homage to Pastorius and Baynton, a street corner near where he grew up in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Germantown
- PnB Rock had two daughters, born in 2013 and 2020
- The latter born to Stephanie Sibounheuang
- On June 24, 2014, PnB Rock released his debut mixtape, Real N*gga Bangaz
- He wrote the mixtape while he was incarcerated
- In 2015, PnB Rock signed a record deal with Atlantic Records
- Under the label, he released his first project with Atlantic titled RnB3 which is his third mixtape
- On January 10, 2017, he released his second retail mixtape album, GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions through Atlantic Records and Empire Distribution
- The album debuted at number 28 on the US Billboard 200 chart
- Subsequently, in April 2017, he participated in the soundtrack of The Fate of the Furious with two singles: “Gang Up” with Young Thug, 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa and “Horses” with Kodak Black and A Boogie wit da Hoodie
- His debut album TrapStar Turnt PopStar was released in May 2019
- PnB Rock was featured on Ed Sheeran’s “Cross Me”, which is a part of Sheeran’s album No.6 Collaborations Project, along with Chance the Rapper
- Pnb Rock released a single featuring Pop Smoke titled “Backseat”
- In January 2020, PnB Rock released a track titled “Ordinary” featuring late rapper Pop Smoke
- He also went on to feature another late rapper in January 2021, King Von, in a song titled “Rose Gold”
- In February 2022, PnB Rock released new Mixtape “SoundCloud Daze” feature various artists including Pasto Flocco, Yung Fazo and more
- On September 12, 2022, PnB Rock was robbed and fatally shot at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles near Main Street and Manchester Avenue in Los Angeles
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