SADNESS ABOUT THINK DEATH. REPORTER: IN WHAT WOULD BE HIS LAST POST ON HIS VERIFIED INCE TA TBRAM PRO FILL, YOUNG SLO-BE IS SEEN VISITING A SACRAMENTO SHOP WHERE HIS SHIRTS AND OTHER ITEMS WERE SOLD. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY HIS MUSIC, IT’S SAD. REPORTER: THIS YOUNG NAN WHO ASKED WE NOT SHOW HIS FACE ON CAMERA APPRECIATED THE RAPPER’S MUSIC ABOUT STOCKTON. >> HE RAPPED ABOUT THE STREETS, HOW IT IS GROWING UP OUT HERE AND THE STRUGGLE. REPORTER: FANS SAY YOUNG SLO-BE CONNECTED WITH THEM AROUND TOWN. >> HE WAS SUPER HUMBLE. PEOPLE LIKED HIM BECAUSE OF HIS MUSIC AND HE NEVER TRIED TO ACT LIKE HE WAS BETTER THAN ANYBODY. REPORTER: HAPPY TO SIGN AUTOTBRAFS AND TALK WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVED HIS MUSIC. >> SLO WAS TALENTED, A REAL GOOD DUDE. REPORTER: LAWREN EDWARDS WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS A COUSIN OF THE RAPPER SAID HE’LL BE MISSED. >> BEING INDEPENDENT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, DRIVEN BY THE STRUGGLE. REPORTER: IN A STATEMENT, THIZZLER ON THE ROOF, THE COMPANY THAT PROMOTED HIS WORK, SAID THEY HAD HIGH HOPES FOR HIS CAREER AND LOOKED FORWARD TO DOING MORE TOGETHER. THIS SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE TAKES A MAN FROM HIS FAMILY AND LEAVES A HUGE VOID IN THE WEST COAST MUSIC COMMUNITY. WE’LL MISS HIM DEARLY. >> HE HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL. HE WAS AN UP AND COMING ARTIST, HE COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING SO MUCH BIGGE
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‘He had so much potential’: Fans of Stockton-area rap artist react to his shooting death
Up-and-coming rapper Young Slo-Be identified as man killed in Manteca apartment shooting
Updated: 3:13 PM PDT Aug 6, 2022
A man killed in a Manteca shooting Friday was an up-and-coming rap music artist from the Central Valley, according to Thizzler On The Roof, an Oakland-based media company that promoted his work. The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man killed as 29-year-old Disean Victor, better known to his fans as Young Slo-Be. The artist had just recently gone viral on TikTok for his song “I Love You,” which has had more than 19.6k videos made with the sound. Police found the rapper’s body in an apartment near West Center Street and Trevino Avenue on Friday morning. Fans took to social media to praise his music and express their sadness about his death.In what would be his last post on his verified Instagram profile, Young Slo-Be is seen visiting a Stockton business where his sweatshirts and T-shirts were sold. The shop’s owner told KCRA 3 that outside his store Friday morning, people waited to purchase Young Slo-Be merchandise.One fan, who asked not to be identified, said he appreciated the rapper’s music about Stockton.“He rapped about the streets, basically like, how it is … growing up right here, like, the struggle,” the fan said.Young Slo-Be often connected with fans around town according to those who knew him.“He was super humble to the whole community. That’s why a lot of people liked him,” the music fan said. “A lot of people liked him because … he never tried to act like he was better than anybody.”Lawren Edwards, who identified himself as a cousin of Young Slo Be, said the artist will be missed in the Stockton community.“Slo was real talented … a real good dude,” Edwards said. “Always promote and prosper, being independent, self-sufficient, driven by, you know, the struggle.”In a statement to KCRA 3, music promoter Thizzler On The Roof wrote:“We are saddened to confirm that Young Slo-Be was killed this morning in Manteca, CA. We’ve worked with Slo-Be since 2020, and from early on we knew that his work ethic and the care he put into his artistry would take him very far. He saw the most mainstream success with his song “I Love You” which has gone viral on TikTok, but he also leaves behind a strong catalog with multiple albums and a cult following that has followed him for years.“We had high hopes for Young Slo-Be’s career and looked forward to doing more great work together. This senseless act of violence has taken a man from his family and leaves a huge void in the West Coast music community. We hope to see a day where this kind of thing isn’t so common. We’ll miss him dearly.”Fans told KCRA 3 they are upset Young Slo-Be’s continued rise in the music industry was cut short.“I feel like he had so much potential,” the Young Slo-Be fan said. “He was like an up and coming artist… he could have been something so much bigger, too.”Officials do not believe this was a random act of violence, and the shooter is still on the loose.
A man killed in a Manteca shooting Friday was an up-and-coming rap music artist from the Central Valley, according to Thizzler On The Roof, an Oakland-based media company that promoted his work.
The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man killed as 29-year-old Disean Victor, better known to his fans as Young Slo-Be. The artist had just recently gone viral on TikTok for his song “I Love You,” which has had more than 19.6k videos made with the sound.
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Police found the rapper’s body in an apartment near West Center Street and Trevino Avenue on Friday morning. Fans took to social media to praise his music and express their sadness about his death.
In what would be his last post on his verified Instagram profile, Young Slo-Be is seen visiting a Stockton business where his sweatshirts and T-shirts were sold. The shop’s owner told KCRA 3 that outside his store Friday morning, people waited to purchase Young Slo-Be merchandise.
One fan, who asked not to be identified, said he appreciated the rapper’s music about Stockton.
“He rapped about the streets, basically like, how it is … growing up right here, like, the struggle,” the fan said.
Young Slo-Be often connected with fans around town according to those who knew him.
“He was super humble to the whole community. That’s why a lot of people liked him,” the music fan said. “A lot of people liked him because … he never tried to act like he was better than anybody.”
Lawren Edwards, who identified himself as a cousin of Young Slo Be, said the artist will be missed in the Stockton community.
“Slo was real talented … a real good dude,” Edwards said. “Always promote and prosper, being independent, self-sufficient, driven by, you know, the struggle.”
In a statement to KCRA 3, music promoter Thizzler On The Roof wrote:
“We are saddened to confirm that Young Slo-Be was killed this morning in Manteca, CA. We’ve worked with Slo-Be since 2020, and from early on we knew that his work ethic and the care he put into his artistry would take him very far. He saw the most mainstream success with his song “I Love You” which has gone viral on TikTok, but he also leaves behind a strong catalog with multiple albums and a cult following that has followed him for years.
“We had high hopes for Young Slo-Be’s career and looked forward to doing more great work together. This senseless act of violence has taken a man from his family and leaves a huge void in the West Coast music community. We hope to see a day where this kind of thing isn’t so common. We’ll miss him dearly.”
Fans told KCRA 3 they are upset Young Slo-Be’s continued rise in the music industry was cut short.
“I feel like he had so much potential,” the Young Slo-Be fan said. “He was like an up and coming artist… he could have been something so much bigger, too.”
Officials do not believe this was a random act of violence, and the shooter is still on the loose.
