![]() “It causes a lot of people to see our success and just wonder maybe, why not me?” “We’re expected to have nothing in our community (where) we come from,” he testified. (The alleged getaway driver has been charged and his case is making its way through the courts.) Yet an ongoing court case is offering rare insights into the ways rising status and wealth may have put a target on Jenkins’s back in a Toronto music scene that has seen several others attempt to take the same path to escape poverty, only to end up seriously injured or dead.Įarlier this year, Jenkins’s frequent collaborator and best friend, Traequan Mahoney, provided his candid assessment in open court. Three years later, his killer is still at large and the motive for his murder is a mystery. rappers and wearing designer clothes and diamond jewelry. The year before his death, Jenkins was spending more time in Los Angeles, hanging with famous U.S. Club shows around Ontario were sellouts and fans were snapping up “Houligan” apparel and accessories. His music videos were racking up millions of views on YouTube, and his rap songs had hundreds of thousands of monthly streams. ![]() Born Dimarjio Jenkins, 21-year-old Toronto rapper Houdini grew up poor but was already earning enough money to help support his family when he was gunned down while walking along Blue Jays Way near King Street on a warm spring afternoon.
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