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Florida rapper who dared critics to confront him shot dead minutes later
The Toronto Sun ^ | July 26 2022 | Brad Hunter

Posted on 07/26/2022 9:22:13 AM PDT by xp38

Florida rapper Rollie Bands took great exception to people criticizing his beats. In fact, he took to Instagram on Friday, inviting the naysayers to confront him at his Tampa Bay-area apartment complex.

Minutes after posting his challenge on the social media site, he was shot dead.

According to HipHopDX, Bands wrote on his Instagram story: “A lot of these n*****s know where I live at fr. I sleep in peace. If a n***a want smoke I’m at my crib in 5 minutes.”

And five minutes after the posting, Bands was shot once in the parking lot of his apartment building. He died not long after being rushed to a trauma centre.

The suspects — who detectives believe knew and specifically targeted the rapper — fled the scene in a vehicle. There were no suspect descriptions available.

“At this time, the shooting does not appear random, as the suspects and victim are possibly known to each other,” the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in the report.

It’s believed the rapper is survived by a daughter, whom he described as “the only person I live for.”


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: bldm; bradhunter; florida; floridaman; goodriddance; hillsboroughcounty; hiphopdx; instagram; justchillin; rapper; rollie; rolliebands; tampa
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To: xp38
“A lot of these n*****s know where I live at fr. I sleep in peace

Now he rests in peace / pieces.

21 posted on 07/26/2022 9:32:47 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: wbarmy

“nobody can handle a little criticism”

They have deep-seated self-esteem issues, and as far as I’m concerned, they can deeply shove their self-esteem right up their little boney-assed seats.


22 posted on 07/26/2022 9:33:18 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: csvset

“This rapper is no more! It has ceased to be! It’s expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late rapper! It’s a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! It’s rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-rapper!”


23 posted on 07/26/2022 9:34:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: xp38
“If a n***a want smoke I’m at my crib in 5 minutes.”
24 posted on 07/26/2022 9:34:33 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: xp38

It must be very difficult to obtain life insurance when you’re a rapper.


25 posted on 07/26/2022 9:34:37 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: xp38

Challenge? More like coincidence.

Whoever shot him was gunning for him anyway, and was unlikely to have been “triggered” (sorry for the pun) by his challenge.


26 posted on 07/26/2022 9:36:29 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: xp38

Ha ha ha.


27 posted on 07/26/2022 9:37:06 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: xp38

...and another angel gets its wings.


28 posted on 07/26/2022 9:37:33 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Scarlett156

Still, it’s bad etiquette not to wait for the triple-dog-dare.


29 posted on 07/26/2022 9:38:05 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: xp38

No suspect descriptions? Why he pointed out exactly who they are:

A lot of these n*****s know where I live at...


30 posted on 07/26/2022 9:38:25 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: xp38

“When keepin’ it real goes wrong…”


31 posted on 07/26/2022 9:38:26 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Signalman

When I did a search for this I just put in rapper. I lost count of the headlines with rapper shot. We seem to like posting those here on FR.


32 posted on 07/26/2022 9:38:28 AM PDT by xp38
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Unless he was shot by a cop or a white hispanic it doesn’t matter


33 posted on 07/26/2022 9:38:44 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: xp38

If someones dumb enough to pull out a gun, he better be smart enough to pull the trigger.

If he dumb enough to call for confrontation he better be smart enough to get shot!


34 posted on 07/26/2022 9:39:02 AM PDT by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, unless the democrats cheat)
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To: xp38

When keeping it real goes wrong.


35 posted on 07/26/2022 9:39:45 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: xp38

My give a damn broke.


36 posted on 07/26/2022 9:44:49 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: heavy metal

/rimshot


37 posted on 07/26/2022 9:44:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: xp38
he has won the toss, and elected to receive...


38 posted on 07/26/2022 9:46:07 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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39 posted on 07/26/2022 9:48:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: dfwgator

He’s just pining for the fjords.

Norwegian Blues prefer kipping on their backs.


40 posted on 07/26/2022 9:49:04 AM PDT by occamrzr06
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