| RS | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam |
| Also known as | TrappyDemon,Almighty RS |
| Born | (2000-10-27)October 27, 2000 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Origin | Venserpolder, Netherlands |
| Died | September 3, 2019(2019-09-03) (aged 18) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–2019 |
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. He has been described as "the most well-known member" of one of the most significant drill rap groups of the Netherlands.
Life
Grootfaam was born in Amsterdam on 27 October 2000. He was raised by parents with an Afro-Surinamese background. As a teenager, he followed a vmbo education at Bindelmeer College in Amsterdam. Around this time, he started to create hip hop. A few years later, Grootfaam founded the drill rap group FOG.
Music
Grootfaam's music was characterized by a demonic and dark aesthetic. He rapped about violence, criminality and his life in the neighbourhood Venserpolder.
Death
On September 3, 2019, Grootfaam was stabbed to death by a member of a rival drill rap group. It was the first time in Dutch history that someone died as a result of a drill feud.
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.