On a late Tuesday night in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, Joseph Coleman, better known by his stage name Lil JoJo, was shot and killed while riding his bike. He was pronounced dead a little while later at the nearest hospital. Many believed that his death was caused by his ongoing “beef” with another rapper who goes by the name Chief Keef. The reason for the speculations is because hours after Coleman’s death , Chief Keef posted on the social media website Twitter , “Its Sad Cuz That Nigga Jojo Wanted To Be Jus Like Us #LMAO.” Keef claims that his Twitter was hacked on that day. However, there are tracks full of lyrics that diss each other and music videos of the two rappers holding guns and sending death threats at one another. Before Coleman’s death, Chief Keef and Lil JoJo …show more content…
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