RIP Phil Da Phuture

This one might be the hardest loss for JUKEBOXDC to date… and all over a stupid, senseless act. RIP to a true great — a great artist and a great friend.

From NBC4:

A D.C. rapper was killed during the robbery of a dispensary where he worked despite cooperating with the robbers.

Philip Prendergast, known as Phil Da Phuture, was shot during a robbery inside Hotbox on Georgia Avenue NW near Hamilton Street just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

The 41-year-old was working when two armed men robbed the dispensary, police said. One of the men shot Prendergast before leaving.

Prendergast died at a hospital.

Anyone who knows anything that can help with the investigation should call police. There is a $25,000 reward.

El Rhoco – ‘Jam Camp’ (Stream)

Some new heat from rising star El Rhoco:

El Rhoco, has been delivering some noteworthy music the past few years, that garnered him some much earned recognition. Rhoc’s last projects “D-6OYS, DECOYS & DOPEFEINS,” is still charting. “JAM CAMP,” is set to release March, 2024. This tape derives from living life in urban areas, where the decisions and choices made or subjected too for what is thought to be survival, ultimately leads to negatives, more than positive outcomes. But every now and again a few make it out to actually live and not just survive.

“Success, is a mindset and the goal is to overcome with clarity, through Allah!”