NBA champion (2003) Stephen “Stak” Jackson posted a video on Instagram recently following the death of rapper PnB Rock. Stak was addressing the need to “check in” when moving around a city that’s not your home.
“I check in everywhere I go,” Jackson said in a social media post on Wednesday, SEPT. 14. “Everywhere I go I call somebody from the place I’m going that I know and check in. I wanna come home to my family and I love my life. I’m checking in with my people out of respect.”
PnB Rock was having a meal with his girlfriend at the famous Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 12, when he was robbed and murdered. The rapper talked with DJ Akademiks about being a target before his death and that he was being followed.
“I be trying to be cool because you don’t want to be nervous,” PnB Rock said. “You want [your family ] to be as calm as possible.”
Wow.. this PNB Rock situation crazy.. i just did a interview with him a week ago where he detailed how someone tried to rob him in LA recently while he was out with his girlfriend and daughter. Now.. this.. smh. Pray for PNB Rock.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) September 12, 2022
Authorities believe a video on social media of PnB at Roscoe’s is what allowed the assailant to target the victim.
“[The rapper and his girlfriend] were brutally attacked by an individual who came to the location after a social media posting of the artist and the woman accompanying him identified where they were eating,” said Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michael Moore.
Hip-hop artists and pro athletes are targets of the criminal underworld in cities across America. Traveling with jewelry and lots of cash without proper security or checking in with the locals is far from advised.
“It’s nothing wrong with showing respect when you in somebody’s city or state,” Stak said. “I always check in ’cause I know real ones everywhere. I care about my life and I’m coming home to my kids and my family. Bet that.”
Most ballers and rappers know this and plan accordingly. PnB Rock probably figured he was having a meal; why would someone run up on him at the chicken and waffle spot?
That brings up another issue: social media.
It’s great that we are all connected via social and that fans of public figures can engage with said public figures in this way. It was probably cool for someone to see PnB stopping by Roscoe’s. It makes fans feel like they know their favorite celebrity.
But if he was already feeling targeted, why post and tag where you are on social media? People don’t need to know where you are and what you’re doing 24/7.
PnB Rock leaves behind two daughters: a 2-year-old he shared with his girlfriend, IG model Steph Sibounheuang, and a 9-year-old. Police say the murder investigation is ongoing and the suspect is on the loose. Video surveillance either at the location or nearby might be able to assist.
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