Up and coming rap artist Nick Blixky was shot and killed Sunday night.
What We Know:
- Rapper Nick Blixky, whose real name is Nickalus Thompson, was found unresponsive on Winthrop street in Brooklyn, New York.
- Blixky was discovered after police responded to 911 call about a man being shot.
- The 21-year-old was said to have gun shots to the torso and buttocks stated the New York Police Department in a statement.
- Emergency responders transported him to New York Health & Hospital/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.
- Blixky had a single titled “Drive The Boat” with more than 2 million views on YouTube.
- Blixky started rapping for fun with his group, Blixky Crew, but decided to take it more seriously and pursue a career in hip hop when fans responded positively to his YouTube videos according to his Spotify profile.
- Hours before he was killed, Blixky shared on Instagram post that his first mixtape, Different Timin was set to debut next month.
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The New York Police Department have not made any arrests so far and the investigation is ongoing.
