RS (rapper)

RS
RS
Background information
Birth name	Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam
Also known as	TrappyDemon, Almighty RS
Born	October 27, 2000; Amsterdam
Origin	Venserpolder
Died	September 3, 2019 (aged 18); Amsterdam
Genres	Drill; Hip Hop;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2015–2019
Associated acts	FOG, Lowkey, RK

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.[1] He has been described as "the most well-known member" of one of the most significant drill rap groups of the Netherlands.[2]

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 3rd 2019, Grootfaam was stabbed to death by a member of a rivalising drill rap group.[1][3] It was the first time in Dutch history that someone died as a result of a drill feud.[4]

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.[5]

References

Maarten van Dun and Paul Vugts (4 December 2019). "Jeugdbendes in Zuidoost: drillrapper werd gedood met kapmes" [Youthgangs in the Southeast: drill rapper 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 concerned about?] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.
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.

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[parool-1] Maarten van Dun and Paul Vugts (4 December 2019). "Jeugdbendes in Zuidoost: drillrapper werd gedood met kapmes" [Youthgangs in the Southeast: drill rapper killed with a machete] (in Dutch). Het Parool.

[volkskrant3-2] Bahara, Hassan (23 August 2020). "Wie zijn de drillrapgroepen die zoveel zorgen baren?" [Who are the drill rap groups that people are concerned about?] (in Dutch). De Volkskrant.

[volkskrant2-3] 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.

[nos1-4] "Celstraf en jeugd-tbs voor doodsteken drillrapper in Amsterdam" (in Dutch). NOS Nieuws. 8 March 2021.

[volkskrant1-5] 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.