Huey, 'Pop, Lock & Drop It' Rapper, Dead At 31

Rapper Huey, popular for his song “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” has reportedly passed away. He was 31.

According to Fox 2, who broke the report Friday (June 26), the hip-hop musician, whose birth name was Lawrence Franks Jr., was shot and killed in St. Louis, Missouri, last night (June 25), according to authorities.

As the outlet reports, the shooting transpired “just before 11:00 p.m. in front of a home in the 8100 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard near Mable Avenue in Kinloch.” Huey sustained a gunshot wound that required him to be transported to a nearby hospital, where he was shortly pronounced dead after his arrival. Another victim thought to have been injured in the same shooting arrived at the Ferguson Police Department and was later taken to be treated at a hospital. He is expected to survive.

As fans know, Huey rose to stardom in 2006 with the release of his breakout dance single, “Pop, Lock & Drop It.” Signed to Jive Records at the time, the Missouri-born musician went on to release his debut album, Notebook Paper, in 2007, and followed with his last record, 2010’s Redemption.

Huey is survived by a 13-year-old daughter.

Since Huey’s death, social media has been flooded with tributes and condolences to the rapper.

“Shed a few , my dawg Huey is gone forever.thank you for the talk, thank you for your energy, thank you for believing in me,” record producer Jaylien tweeted. “Ima help keep your spirit alive down here. much much love forever.”

“The last time we performed together! Y'all knew him as Huey, to his loved ones he was LJ! My lil cousin! Rest Easy! This s—t us hard man!😢” wrote Bruce Franks Jr., one of the rapper's relatives.

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