In his hometown of Memphis, Young Dolph Left an indelible mark.

Young Dolph went to a cancer center where a relative had undergone treatment two days before he was killed while buying cookies at his favorite bakery in Memphis, Tennessee.

The 36-year-old Memphis native was in town to distribute turkeys at a church and other venues ahead of Thanksgiving. He paid a visit to West Cancer Institution in Germantown, a Memphis suburb, on Monday, spending time with clinical personnel and thanking them for compassionate treatment given to a family member, according to a statement from the center.

Return trips like this had become routine in his life, which came to an end on Wednesday when he was shot multiple times inside Makeda's Cookies, a popular bakery run by a Black family famed for delicious butter cookies and banana pudding. Young Dolph's life was snatched from him in the gritty southern city where he grew up, which helped him craft the material that drove his influential hip-hop career — and was eventually where his life was taken from him.

"His sincerity and effort to express such thanks truly impacted our associates," the oncology center stated in a statement. "During his visit, Dolph said that he would soon be donating turkeys to the Memphis community at a variety of community facilities across the city before Thanksgiving – a testament to his generous heart."

The killing devastated Memphis and stunned the entertainment industry as another horrific act of gun violence against an African American man. Police are still looking for suspects. Two individuals exit a white Mercedes-Benz and shoot Young Dolph before leaving, according to security video released by police on Thursday.

Since his death, social media has been flooded with expressions of love and admiration for the rapper, whose music dealt with drug selling, street crime, and his crack-addicted parents, as well as hard-won lessons in courage and endurance in the face of adversity. In the hip-hop world, his legacy as a fiercely independent musician and businessman was solidified.

His charitable deeds boosted his profile in Memphis, a city plagued by poverty, gun violence, and disproportionately high incarceration rates for African-Americans. Young Dolph will gift $25,000 to Hamilton High School in 2020 for new sports equipment.

He paid a visit to children at St. James Missionary Baptist Church on the day before Easter earlier this year. He met Pastor Rodney Herron there, who invited him back to the small church to distribute turkeys to families before Thanksgiving.

The rapper enthusiastically accepted and planned to provide the food on Friday. Herron stated that the event will go ahead despite his death.

Herron described him as a "lovely young man" who was "down to earth." "I'm heartbroken because I know what the young man was doing for the community and how far he was willing to go...." He constantly gave and returned to where his heart was."

Herron claimed that Young Dolph had explored purchasing a community center in the area. Herron wants to see the facility renamed after the hip-hop musician.

According to Tameka Greer, executive director of Memphis Artists for Change, the rapper was also set to attend a holiday celebration for children of incarcerated parents at a church in December.

In a statement, she stated, "His generosity knew no bounds." "Young Dolph, like the children, teenagers, and adults who die every day as a result of gun violence, did not deserve to die."

Dolph's real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., and he began his career by passing out CDs on the streets. He went on to create a slew of mixtapes and studio albums, beginning with Paper Route Campaign in 2008. Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, T.I., Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, and other rappers collaborated with him.

In a 2014 interview with VICE, he claimed, "The streets know me, everyone already knows who I am." "Real people appreciate real people, so if you want Memphis to love you, you have to be real." Memphis does not back just anyone."

Young Dolph, like Nipsey Hussle, a rapper from Los Angeles who was assassinated in 2019, took an individualistic approach to the music industry. His music was still under the management of his Paper Route Empire label.

Fans flocked to the cookie shop, where a tribute of balloons and stuffed animals rose rapidly in front of the store's shuttered windows. Young Dolph, who just appeared in an Instagram photo promoting the store, died lately, according to a statement from Makeda's Cookies.

Marquize Brand, a 31-year-old Memphis resident who was smoking a cigarette outside the store, said he used to go to the cookie shop with his grandmother when he was a kid and still does today. Brand expressed his displeasure over the rapper's death.

"When the worst happens, you're trying to do the best you can with the best heart," Brand added. "I'd heard stories about Dolph's kindness to others. "What's the point of getting rid of decent people?"

We all might be asking the same exact question, but one thing for certain we can not question is the stone foundation Young Dolph paved for his children and street legacy will live on for days to come.

Legends live forever. His history is made and set in stone. So what is your history? How will you be remembered? Are you prepared for death? Are your kids and family secure? Like Dolph taught us most lets “GET PAID”, but lets not forget to make wise investments when we do!

Successful people do successful things…

Written by: Ladarius “El Pablo 1x” Trotter

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