Had he not die a tragic and violent death, Young Dolph would have celebrated his 37th birthday, and most likely surrounded by his fans and family. Still, this does not mean the Memphis rapper's family, friends, and fans cannot commemorate him on such a special day.
Mia Jaye, Dolph's girlfriend and mother of his two children, uploaded a never-before-seen tribute video to honor his "heavenly birthday."
Wednesday, Dolph's team at Paper Route Empire released a new song entitled "Hall Of Fame" to salute the rapper.
On the track, which was produced by his longtime partner Bandplay, Dolph displays his street cred.
In this new video, with the late Memphis rapper outlining all he did to become a star. It is described as Dolph's "first posthumous single" in a press release.
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The Bandplay-produced "Hall of Fame" exemplifies what made Dolph the heart and soul of the Memphis hip-hop culture.
Over the past few years, Dolph has amassed scores of full-length releases and collaborations with the likes of Gucci Mane, Megan Thee Stallion, Juicy J, and his PRE stable of musicians. He is particularly productive in Memphis.
In November of last year, he was killed in his hometown while preparing for a Thanksgiving turkey drive. Since then, police have arrested suspects in the murder case.
Mia Jaye also penned a touching open letter on his birthday expressing how much she and their children miss him.
"I love you, even after the end of time, and I thank you for allowing me to experience a genuine soul tie for as long as we did. Happy heavenly birthday my love, Mia," the letter concludes.
Young Dolph's fiancée, Mia Jaye, writes an open letter to Dolph on what would've been his 37th birthday 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/N0g37AR9sO
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) July 27, 2022
Recently though, a painting in Memphis honoring the late rapper Young Dolph was vandalized before its formal debut.
According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the painting was vandalized on July 21 by two unidentified guys who threw paint on it. Surveillance footage from the retail mall where the artwork was situated and where Dolph filmed the music video for "100 Shots" reveals that two individuals destroyed the artist's progress on the work-in-progress.
After the occurrence, the piece's creator, Cameron Hill, posted a video to Instagram depicting how the artwork appeared. Before it was vandalized, Hill had spent four days painting the artwork. He stated that the IdaMae Family Foundation, which was created by Dolph's family, commissioned him to paint it.
"The IdaMae foundation and I have been talking about doing this project for the last 4 months. Money has been spent on the project from the foundation and everything just to have a group of hating individuals come and destroy what I was working on," Hill wrote. "The certain group of individuals have been trying to ruin my art career and tarnish my name since last year. I have been harassed and also threatened for the last two or three days for trying to do something for the foundation and to make the community look better."
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