It has been reported that KJ Balla, a Brooklyn rapper, has been shot and killed in the "East New York section of the borough." Heavy, however, revealed that the rapper's death has not been confirmed by any officials. If confirmed, Balla's death would be the third big name from Brooklyn to succumb to tragedy this year, after Pop Smoke was murdered on February 19 and Nick Blixky was killed May 10.
This morning, May 22, social media was informed that Balla had been killed by the social media channel Kollege Kidd, reported Heavy. Balla is an artiste from 'From Nothing Records' and is known for his recent two new singles 'Switch the Game' and 'Strangers.' Fans on Spotify have streamed each of those songs over 80,000 times. The outlet also revealed that the rapper's friend named Yeye Kelly posted on Facebook, “MY F**KING GUY MY HEART HURTIN RN" and also posted a photo of the duo saying “I LOVE YOU TO DEATH BRO."