PnB Rock

The 30-year-old Philadelphia rapper was the victim of a robbery at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles.

In 2020 he shared a “Ordinary,” a collaboration with Pop Smoke, and in 2021, “Rose Gold” with King Von. Allen’s father was murdered when he was three years old; his uncle, a father-figure, when he was 15. [PnB Rock](https://pitchfork.com/artists/34171-pnb-rock/) was shot dead today (September 12) in a robbery attempt at a restaurant in Los Angeles, the [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant) and [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/12/rapper-pnb-rock-dead-dies-shot-shooting-roscoes/) report.

Rapper PnB Rock was shot dead Monday in Los Angeles as a result of a robbery attempt. The incident occurred inside the Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles ...

[PnB Rock](https://variety.com/t/pnb-rock/), some also speculated that the shooter was aware of the rapper’s location due to his girlfriend posting — and tagging Roscoe’s — on her Instagram story. His first independent release arrived with “Luv Me Again,” was just released on Sept. PnB Rock is a Philadelphia native who is best known for his 2016 breakout single “Selfish,” which peaked at No. Times reported](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant). to respond to a shooting resulting in life-threatening injuries. [PnB Rock](https://www.instagram.com/pnbrock/?hl=en) was shot today in Los Angeles as a result of a robbery attempt.

PnB Rock was killed while dining at a Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles location with his girlfriend in South Los Angeles, police reported.

[Fleek](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI8z8o6Q4n0)” was a national introduction to the rapper’s unique melodic flow, while his follow-up “ [Selfish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sczx0Xztd4)” reached No. Along with his sultry take on the genre, the rapper also used his platform to explore the systemic ills in his native Philadelphia, as evidenced on his introspective 2014 track, “ [My City Needs Something](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0_eTIpEaog).” In 2019, PnB collaborated with Ed Sheeran and Chance The Rapper on “Cross Me,” a groovy electropop single off Sheeran’s fourth studio album, [No.6 Collaborations Project](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/ed-sheeran-no-6-collaborations-project-859501/). Later that year, he joined Nicki Minaj on “ [Fendi,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gIcVVVN8O0)” a syrupy Murda Beatz-produced single that helped promote Minaj’s Fendi Prints On fashion collection. lifestyle, adding, “I’m not going to put myself in those situations ‘cause I know what happens in those situations.” “The suspect removed some items from the victim then entered a waiting vehicle and fled the scene.” His debut single “ But he sat and stayed with his girlfriend. “Celebrities come here all the time, but they usually get their food and leave. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the 30-year-old Philadelphia rapper, real name Rakim Allen, was killed after being shot “multiple times” at the Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles location on Manchester Boulevard during the course of a robbery shortly at roughly 1:15 p.m. As of now, LAPD officials haven’t named a suspect in the shooting — but sources previously told the Times that PnB may have been targeted for his jewelry. PnB was reportedly at Roscoe’s with his girlfriend, with social media users noting she had shared a geotagged image of her food to Instagram in a since-deleted post, He was so young.”

PnB Rock was fatally shot at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles on Monday (Sept. 12), when tributes from other rappers started pouring in.

PnB Rock was one of the first people i met out here. we was in first class then linked up in the studio afterwords and worked. Condolences to his mom & family. just was with bro a few weeks ago. To show waffles & some fried chicken????! [September 13, 2022] [Taz Taylor](https://www.billboard.com/artist/taz-taylor/) of [Internet Money](https://www.billboard.com/artist/internet-money/) shared on Twitter that he had recently linked up with Rock in the studio a few weeks back. To show waffles & some fried chicken????!” Minaj tweeted on Tuesday. [Russ](https://www.billboard.com/artist/russ/) — who collaborated with the late rapper on “Issues” from Rock’s [Billboard 200](https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) No. Tributes for the “Selfish” MC started pouring onto social media. [shooting](https://www.billboard.com/t/shooting/) occurred at 1:23 p.m. [PnB Rock](http://billboard.com/music/pnb-rock) on Monday (Sept.

Rapper PnB Rock has reportedly been taken to the hosptial after being shot at a Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles. A source alleged to TMZ that ...

[According to PHL1 7journalist Doc Louallen](https://twitter.com/LouallenDoc/status/1569449634153795585?s=20&t=K-JlbmO8ERw80aiQ7QAixA), Rock was still conscious and breathing when Los Angeles Police Department officers responded. [told the Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant) that Rock, born Rakim Allen, was shot multiple times and robbed of his jewelry shortly after 1 p.m. A police captain refused to identify Rock, but t [old the Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant) that the victim was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 1:59 p.m. [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/12/pnb-rock-shot-roscoes-chicken-waffles/) [The Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant) [by TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/12/pnb-rock-shot-roscoes-chicken-waffles/), which posted a graphic video of the 30-year-old rapper in the restaurant. The Times reports that Rock had been dining at the restaurant with his girlfriend, who has since deleted an Instagram Story of their meal.

Rapper PnB Rock, known for his 2016 hit song "Selfish," has reportedly died after being shot during a robbery at a Los Angeles restaurant. He was 30.

Rock and partner Stephanie Sibounheuang spent their Sunday attending a wedding together, according to posts on their Instagram stories. Times that a suspect showed a firearm inside the Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles and demanded items from the victim before shooting him and fleeing. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The release featured guest appearance from Migos’ The victim was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead just before 2 p.m. [PnB Rock](https://www.pnbrockofficial.com/), best known for his 2016 hit song "Selfish," died Monday after being shot during a robbery at a Los Angeles restaurant, according to reports from the [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant) and [Rolling Stone.](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pnb-rock-killed-los-angeles-shooting-1234591298/) He was 30.

Rock was shot at a Los Angeles restaurant while being robbed of his jewelry, the Los Angeles Times reported.

One of his singles made it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and he contributed music to the soundtrack for the hit 2017 movie The Fate of the Furious. [tweeted her reaction](https://twitter.com/Kathy_Gilmore/status/1569510677597007873) to the news, calling it “heartbreaking.” [refers to the intersection of Pastorius and Baynton Streets, in Philadelphia’s Germantown](https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/pnb-rock-concert-the-met-horses-20181227.html) [ neighborhood where he ](https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/pnb-rock-concert-the-met-horses-20181227.html) [grew up](https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/pnb-rock-concert-the-met-horses-20181227.html).

The multi-platinum rapper/singer was dining with his girlfriend in Los Angeles when an assailant demanded his jewelry and shot him.

[a 2019 Billboard interview](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/pnb-rock-interview-trapstar-turnt-popstar-meek-mill-fetty-wap-8510599/), he spoke about receiving mail from a group of young girls while he was incarcerated, and how he made a point of keeping up with them as much as he could once he got out. His collaborative spirit helped regional stars find audiences [outside of their hometowns](https://twitter.com/RosecransVic/status/1569519406425972736), and even as his profile grew, he made a point of staying connected to rising artists. Throughout his career, Rock was in demand as a collaborator, working with a wide range of artists across genres and scenes. His final studio album, 2019’s TrapStar Turnt Pop Star, saw Rock explore his more hard-edged hip-hop side and his softer melodic sensibility on a sprawling double album that proved to be a commercial success. [reference](https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/23/pnb-rock-interview-philadelphia-selfish) Pastorius and Baynton, an intersection near where he grew up–but relocated to L.A. He leaves behind a legacy of effortlessly smooth hit singles that proved his easy command of the mic, as well as a history as an important dot connector for modern hip-hop.

Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock, 30, was fatally shot Monday afternoon during a robbery at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles, sources told ABC ...

"The suspect then shot the victim multiple times, and removed property and then left the location in a getaway car." "What occurred was the victim, along with a female witness, were in this area eating at a restaurant when they were approached by at least one suspect, who brandished a firearm and demanded property from the victim," LAPD Capt. According to the LAPD, the victim and a woman were eating in the restaurant when they were approached by at least one suspect who pulled a firearm demanding property.

Police responded to a possible robbery at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles on West Manchester Avenue at 1:15 p.m., where they found a victim with multiple gunshot ...

She said no one is in custody, and there is very little on the suspect description at this point. She was unable to say what type of property the suspect demanded. The LAPD has not yet named the victim.

Rapper PnB Rock reportedly died at age 30 after being shot and robbed in Los Angeles on September 12. Nicki Minaj, Chika, Denzel Curry, Kodak Black, ...

“He was such a pleasure to work with,” Nicki Minaj wrote in part. The 30-year-old rapper was reportedly eating at the restaurant with his girlfriend, who posted a since-deleted Instagram Story of the meal with a location tag for the restaurant. “he was gentle and kind with me, a newcomer and stranger.

Los Angeles police Capt. Kelly Muniz told the L.A. Times that a suspect showed a firearm inside the Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles and demanded ...

4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. 1 on the Billboard rap chart and, signifying breakthrough mainstream success, No. Los Angeles police Capt.

Tributes flood in for the 30-year-old musician after he is reportedly killed in an armed robbery.

Condolences to his mom & family. He was such a pleasure to work with. She tweeted that it was "highly unlikely" that the suspects had tracked them online and that it was "irresponsible and inconsiderate" to blame Stephanie for "something so tragic". To show waffles & some fried chicken????! Pray for PNB Rock.— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) this PNB Rock situation crazy..

PnB Rock, whose real name was Rakim Hasheem Allen, was shot multiple times Monday in Los Angeles while being robbed of his jewelry, the L.A. Times reported.

Allen, 30, was with his girlfriend at a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles, the Times reported. [Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock shot and killed in LA: What we know and what we don’t know](https://www.inquirer.com/news/pnb-rock-shot-death-updates-stephanie-sibounheuang-20220913.html) [PnB Rock was shot and killed Monday in Los Angeles in a robbery](https://www.inquirer.com/news/pnb-rock-rakim-allen-shot-los-angeles-20220912.html), setting off a wave of tributes from fans, Philadelphians and fellow musicians.

LOS ANGELES — Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot in a robbery Monday, authorities said. The 30-year-old musician, whose real name is Rakim Hasheem Allen, was shot ...

The newspaper reported said the rapper's father and uncle were killed when he was a child. He flashed a white, jewel-encrusted watch in the social media post that was published Monday afternoon. The shooter fled in a vehicle; it's not clear if was behind the wheel, they said. "Sending our condolences to his friends and family during this time." To many, Rakim Allen was a great friend. He was also a wonderful father to two beautiful little girls," the label said.

The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was eating inside a Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles restaurant with his girlfriend on Monday afternoon when a suspect ...

“We have and will continue to keep our place of business as safe as possible.” He was also a wonderful father to two beautiful little girls. To many, Rakim Allen was a great friend.

The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was eating inside a Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles restaurant with his girlfriend Monday afternoon when a suspect ...

The suspect took some items from the victim and fled in a car that had been waiting in the parking lot, Lee said. Officer Jeff Lee, an LAPD spokesperson, said the suspect brandished a gun and demanded items from the victim. A graphic video reportedly taken at the scene shows PnB Rock laying in a pool of blood on the restaurant’s floor.

Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery in South Los Angeles, according to police and his representatives.

The suspect took some items from the victim and fled in a car that had been waiting in the parking lot, Lee said. Officer Jeff Lee, an LAPD spokesperson, said the suspect brandished a gun and demanded items from the victim. A graphic video reportedly taken at the scene shows PnB Rock laying in a pool of blood on the restaurant’s floor.

Atlantic Records described the killing of the Philadelphia rapper, whose name was Rakim Allen, as a “senseless loss.”

The following summer, PnB Rock appeared on Ed Sheeran’s [“Cross Me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5n9emOr7SQ) alongside Chance the Rapper. [“Dangerous,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stcIiJbwpio) a collaboration with Meek Mill and Jeremih, reached No. The rapper said he was not superstitious but intentionally kept a low profile while in Los Angeles. 51 [on the Billboard Hot 100 chart](https://www.billboard.com/artist/pnb-rock/). Fans noted that the day before he was shot, he had posted photos on Instagram showing a stack of cash and a gift bag label with his Los Angeles address. “People can’t say I’m a rapper, but I don’t feel like I’m a singer either. “Where I’m from, we like sneaky criminals,” he said on Monday at the address of Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles in South Los Angeles. He was also a wonderful father to two beautiful little girls.” “To many, Rakim Allen was a great friend. The police did not immediately identify the victim by name, but A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department said early Tuesday that the shooting occurred at 1:15 p.m.