RS (rapper)

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]

RS
Background information
Birth nameJay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam
Also known asTrappyDemon,
Almighty RS
Born(2000-10-27)October 27, 2000
Amsterdam
OriginVenserpolder
DiedSeptember 3, 2019(2019-09-03) (aged 18)
Amsterdam
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–2019

Life

Grootfaam was born in Amsterdam on 27 October 2000.[3] He was raised by parents with a Surinamese background. As a teenager, he followed a vmbo education at Bindelmeer College in Amsterdam.[4] 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.[1][4] It was the first time in Dutch history that someone died as a result of a drill feud.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "In Memoriam Jay-Ronne Steven Grootfaam". beri.nl - Surinaamse Familieberichten. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Celstraf en jeugd-tbs voor doodsteken drillrapper in Amsterdam" (in Dutch). NOS Nieuws. 8 March 2021.
  6. 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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