Chart-Topping Rapper Lil Tjay in Surgery After New Jersey Shooting

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Following a shooting in northeastern New Jersey on June 22, multi-platinum rapper Lil Tjay underwent emergency surgery.

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The 21-year-old musician's condition was improving as of 1 p.m. EST, according to TMZ, but "he's still not out of the woods yet."

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The murder of Lil Tjay is a part of a dismal upsurge in violence that has afflicted rappers across the nation in recent years,...

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Including Pop Smoke, a close friend and collaborator of Tjay's, Drakeo the Ruler, Young Dolph, and others.

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Tjay released the solemn tribute song "Forever Pop" following Pop's murder in 2020 and vented his anger on social media.

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