R.I.P. Goonew

March 19, 2022 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

This is the worst. From WUSA9 (below), where you can read more of the story, including what Goonew meant to his family. Condolences to one of our area’s greatest.

Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) is investigating a shooting that happened Friday in District Heights that left a rap artist from the DMV area dead.

Police identified the person killed in a statement as 24-year-old Markelle Morrow. WUSA9 confirmed with Morrow’s family, that the District Heights native, known to fans as “Goonew,” is a talented rap artist.

Officers found Goonew suffering from gunshot wounds around 5:45 p.m. Friday in a parking lot on the 2400 block of Walters Lane. He was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead, a PGPD statement says.

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Yaddiya Performs ‘2 Bold’ For WI Bridge (Video)

March 18, 2022 JUKEBOXDC Staff Videos No Comments  

Justin “Yaddiya” Johnson, or Yaddi to the initiated, is a local star on the rise in D.C.’s arts community. He’s the founder of Long Live GoGo, a local organization committed to advancing racial equity, and a member of the Kennedy Center’s Culture Caucus, which works alongside the center’s social impact team to design events at its annex The REACH. And, he’s unapologetically advancing his mission to preserve go-go music: the musical genre that serves as the heartbeat of D.C.’s Black culture.

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