Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam (27 October 2000 – 3 September 2019), better known under his pseudonym RS, was a Dutch drill rapper and the former frontman of the drill rap group FOG.[1] He has been described as "the most well-known member" of one of the most significant drill rap groups of the Netherlands.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam |
| Also known as | TrappyDemon,Almighty RS |
| Born | October 27, 2000 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Origin | Venserpolder, Netherlands |
| Died | September 3, 2019 (aged 18) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–2019 |
Life
editGrootfaam was born in Amsterdam on 27 October 2000.[3] He was raised by parents with an Afro-Surinamese background. As a teenager, he followed a vmbo education at Bindelmeer College in Amsterdam.[4] Around this time, he started to create hip hop. A few years later, Grootfaam founded the drill rap group FOG.
Music
editGrootfaam's music was characterized by a demonic and dark aesthetic. He rapped about violence, criminality and his life in the neighbourhood Venserpolder.
Death
editOn September 3, 2019, Grootfaam was stabbed to death by a member of a rival drill rap group.[1][4] It was the first time in Dutch history that someone died as a result of a drill feud.[5]
Grootfaam's death formed an important moment for the Dutch societal discussion about what role drill rap had played in the at the time increasing cases of knife violence among the youth.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Maarten van Dun and Paul Vugts (4 December 2019). "Jeugdbendes in Zuidoost: drillrapper werd gedood met kapmes" [Youthgangs in the Southeast: drill rapper was killed with a machete] (in Dutch). Het Parool.
- ^ Bahara, Hassan (23 August 2020). "Wie zijn de drillrapgroepen die zoveel zorgen baren?" [Who are the drill rap groups that people are so concerned about?] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.
- ^ "In Memoriam Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam". beri.nl - Surinaamse Familieberichten. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b Tromp, Jan (6 March 2020). "Naar school zonder ontbijt – maar met een mes" [Going to school without breakfast - but with a knife] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.
- ^ "Celstraf en jeugd-tbs voor doodsteken drillrapper in Amsterdam" (in Dutch). NOS Nieuws. 8 March 2021.
- ^ Bahara, Hassan (23 October 2019). "Is drillmuziek de katalysator voor de recente geweldsgolf onder jongeren?" [Is drill music the catalyser for the recent wave of youth violence?] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.