18veno, South Carolina Rapper, Shot Slow at 19

South Carolina rapper 18veno changed into shot ineffective final evening, the York County Coroner’s Space of job in South Carolina confirmed to Pitchfork. He changed into changed into pronounced ineffective at the Piedmont Scientific Center in Rock Hill. An investigation by the York County Sheriff’s Department is ongoing. 18veno changed into 19 years outdated.

Born Paul Harts, 18veno grew up in Winnsboro, South Carolina after spending the first few years of his lifestyles in Washington, D.C. 18veno changed into inspired by the sounds of Southern entice; he’s cited rappers love Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, and Jeezy as early influences. He began rapping in fourth grade and commenced posting his work publicly a few years later.

The past year changed into a pivotal one in 18veno’s profession; in 2020, he dropped the five-display screen R4z EP, as smartly as his debut project Pablo, each and each of which had been issued by the South Carolina keep BoyMeetSpace.

18veno in overall labored with artists native to South Carolina; Pablo entails a characteristic from fellow South Carolinian artist PG RA on “Cops & Robbers,” and his frequent collaborators jetsonmade and Neeko Toddler each and each hail from his home verbalize. “I quiet don’t mediate now we maintain got the admire we need,” he acknowledged of South Carolina artists in an interview with Lyrical Lemonade final summer season. “We ain’t on love we’re supposed to be, but. It’s up to us at this point—it’s up to the artists that SC has unbiased now. I wanna be one in every of the ones that helps assign us on at a global level.”