Rapper Lil Marlo Dead at 27
Rapper Lil Marlo was shot and killed in Atlanta, according to law enforcement. He was 27. Police [...]
Praying for u Lil Baby...R.I.P. Marlo man 😪💔 pic.twitter.com/QYlE05tS4n
— CJ. (@williscj_) July 12, 2020
According to Marlo's All Music biography, he released three solo mixtapes and his recordings appeared on QC's Control the Streets albums. At first, he did not consider performing in the music business until some of his friends suggested he become a rapper. He was also close friends with Lil Baby.
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MARLO MY DAWG THATS FOSHO WE WONT FALL OUT ABOUT SHIT ESPECIALLY NOT ABOUT NO BITCH😔 #RIPMARLO 🕊 pic.twitter.com/qUxZk1RwTb
— Lil Baby Fan Page 🐐 (@LilBabyRaps) July 12, 2020
"My name comes from an older person where I'm from, and the streets just gave me his name. He passed and ever since he's been gone, I had the name. It's like he's living through me type," Marlo told Rolling Out in 2018 about his performing name. He also explained why he wears a PKG chain everywhere.
"It's no gang or nothing like that. Everybody playing for keeps," he said. "Like you want to win in every avenue just like everybody else. If you a camera person, you want to be the best camera person so that's how we rocking. Everybody in Atlanta, we playing for keeps. We trying to win in every aspect. So I just took it and ran with it."
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prevnextRIP Lil Marlo. 1st & 3rd gets played religiously!
— FUTURE/BURNER ➐ (@FutureChrist_) July 12, 2020
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prevnextGod I ask you protect my brothers we might not talk everyday but I got real love for the ones I call my brothers @lilmarlo_1 how you get killed on yo way to come see me man love you brother
— 7⃣ Leonard Fournette (@_fournette) July 12, 2020
prevNipsey, Kobe, Pop Smoke, Juice Wrld, now Lil Marlo? Life too short man. 😭
— KHAWAJA (@khawajaonrepeat) July 12, 2020