PnB Rock’s girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, is making sure that her late boo’s legacy is kept alive and well, and that he continues to impact his loved ones in positive ways. Moreover, Friday (December 9) marked what would’ve been his 32nd birthday, if not for the tragic shooting that took his life in September of last year. On Instagram, the rapper’s baby mama posted various throwback snaps of some good times together in order to commemorate the occasion. “Happy Glo Day To The Best To Ever Do It!” she wrote as her post’s caption on the social media platform. “I Still Hate Every [ninja emoji] That’s Not You! I Love & Miss You.”
A couple of months ago, Sibounheuang reflected on the one-year anniversary of PnB Rock’s passing. “I’ve been in the deepest depression for a lil min contemplating todays date, which makes a year since your transition,” she expressed on Instagram. “I argued with God about openly reliving this day and i absolutely did not want to, so this is an act of obedience. This same day last year, you could look into my eyes and and tell my soul was not in my body. All I could hear were the gunshots over and over and they were so LOUD I couldn’t hear myself think. I was so terrified and heartbroken.
“You came to me and Lani wearing all white and said those were not gunshots, they were fireworks,” PnB Rock’s girlfriend continued. “You did it, you changed for the better and you made it to paradise! Celebrate you! So today, I will push thru and be joyful and celebrate you, just like you asked me to do. For I know this Earth is temporary and we will spend eternity together.
“You’re a legend and not only that… but a hero,” she concluded. “I’m forever yours and forever loyal to you. I will live my life to the fullest because you gave your life for me. Thank you Lord for carrying us through a whole year and every day after this.” For more news and the latest updates, log back into HNHH. Rest In Peace PnB Rock.
PnB Rock’s death shook the internet. Rakim Allen, a rapper from Philadelphia, was best known for his album TrapStar Turnt Popstar, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He was also in the 2017 class of XXL Freshmen. However, on September 12, 2022, PnB Rock died in a fatal shooting at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in Los Angeles. As news of his death spread, many of his colleagues in the music industry sent their condolences. Meanwhile, a heated argument about who was to blame erupted on social media.
Suspects Arrested
Two weeks after the fatal robbery, police in Los Angeles arrested two people. One of the suspects, a teen, was arrested and charged with murder. The other suspect, Shauntel Trone, 32, was apprehended on accusations of being an accessory to murder. Additionally, the police said that a man named Freddie Lee Trone was also a suspect and asked the public to help them find him. The authorities later charged the trio, naming Freddie as the teen’s father and Shauntel as the boy’s stepmother. PnB Rock’s murder investigation is delving deep into his past, allegedly because cops believe this was more than simply a random theft. Instead, it may have been an orchestrated killing by an enemy. Although there are still more questions than answers about the death of the rap star, this is all we know about it so far.
PnB Rock Shot: Drama Unfolds On Social Media
Following PnB Rock’s death, people argued about the location tag on his girlfriend Stephanie Sibounheuang’s social media post. It was alleged that PnB’s killer may have used it to find him and reminded the public of the slaying of Pop Smoke in 2020. The late rapper was shot during a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills. People also think his killers found out where he was through an Instagram post that accidentally gave away his rental address. Several men were arrested in that case and are pending trial.
Hip Hop Reacts
Told y’all……Yall must not know how the hood moves …. Y’all owe that girl a apology for the shit y’all put her through knowing that she saw her baby dad die in her face….Social media investigators YALL SUCK!!!! https://t.co/zcaaznt12h
Meanwhile, Cardi B and DJ Akademiks didn’t want to blame PnB Rock’s death on anyone else. “I highly doubt nikkas was looking at PMB’s babymom IG. He was in a bad location and people stay outside plotting,” Cardi said. “It is very careless and rude to blame her for something so terrible. At this time, we should send her and his family nothing but love.” Akademiks also stated, “A lot of people are sad about PNB Rock’s death, and everyone is passing the buck except the nigga who actually killed him. He died because a bunch of jerks decided to rob him and take his life.”
Nicki Minaj also joined the conversation but had a different take. “After Pop Smoke there’s no way we as rappers or our loved ones are still posting locations to our whereabouts. To show waffles & some fried chicken????! He was such a pleasure to work with. Condolences to his mom & family. This makes me feel so sick. Jesus.” Kodak Black reacted to the news by saying that PnB Rock’s fiancée was to blame for his death. “PnB was my boy, and last night I was OTP with them! We’re talking about him coming back out and popping his junk in this rap shite… This hoe might as well kill itself.”
PnB Rock Discussed Being A Target
A few days before he died, PnB Rock talked about how he felt he was being targeted by his foes. During an interview with Akademiks in September 2022, Rock said he felt like someone was tailing him and his family around L.A. “I be trying to be cool because you don’t want to be nervous,” he said. “You want to be as calm as possible.” The rapper further stated that robberies targeting rappers were “very regular” in Los Angeles. He told Akademiks that he didn’t go to places like nightclubs because “gangsters” would be looking for him there. He also said, “I’m not going to put myself in that situation because I know what happens.”
PnB Rock also talked about how, since his brother died, he has become more careful. “Since then, I’ve been moving in a different way,” he said. After PnB Rock’s death, Akademiks tweeted: “Wow.. this PNB Rock scenario crazy… I just did an interview with him a week ago, and he told me that someone tried to rob him in LA while he was out with his girlfriend and daughter.” He added, “Pray for PNB Rock, please.”
Girlfriend Reveals Her Struggles After Rapper’s Death
Stephanie Sibounheuang, who was dating PnB Rock, has taken to Instagram to share her grief. She detailed being next to him during the shooting and Rock pushing her to safety. It’s clear that Stephanie’s loss has been monumental, especially as she navigates life as a newly single mother. Further, Stephanie explained that Rock didn’t have life insurance or a will, making financial assistance difficult. The investigation into the suspects involved is ongoing. It is unclear when a trial can be expected.
It was nothing short of a tragedy when PnB Rock was gunned down in Los Angeles. The Philadelphia rapper was with his girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant when he was approached by assailants who demanded his jewelry. During the chaos, the thieves would become murderers, as they shot down the rapper in cold blood. It’s reported that he saved Sibounheuang by pushing her under a table.
A family has been arrested concerning the crime—a teen boy, his father, and his stepmother have all been charged. Sibounheuang has focused on raising their young daughter, and in a recent interview with Baller Alert, she shared what life has been like since losing the love of her life. “I’m not doing so well, but God is keeping me; he got to stand on me,” she said.
Sibounheuang also said she’d made lifestyle changes to help through the process. She’s practiced fasting and has given up smoking marijuana to strengthen her spiritually. “So, right now, I’m just on this journey with God. Like, I’m just walking with him, no distractions. I’m pure. I haven’t had, well, of course, I haven’t had sex with nobody, but I haven’t been talking to nobody. I’m just aligned with God.”
Not long after the death of the 30-year-old rapper, Sibounheuang shared a touching tribute on Instagram. “My man saved my life, Throwing me under that table. I’m not supposed to be here but bc of him. I am. No one would be able to handle this. TBH, I can’t even handle this. To witness what I saw and to keep seeing it in my head, to being forced out the restaurant, to not be able to go in the ambulance or the hospital, Car keys, purse and my phone taken from me, forced in the back of a police car, locked in an interrogation room all night, while all this is going on and to be the last person in this world to know my man didn’t make it after having the faith and confidence that he was.”
PnB Rock’s girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, has called on fans to stream his only independent song, “Luv Me Again.” The late rapper released the track through his New Lane Entertainment label shortly before he was shot and killed in 2022.
“Go run this up. Play it all day. Back to back,” Sibounheuang wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing the song. “This bae only independent record so this one that counts.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 09: Rapper PnB Rock is seen arriving to the Palm Angels Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week on February 09, 2020 in New York. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
PnB Rock released “Luv Me Again” on September 2, 2022, just ten days before his death. The date marks the last song he released during his lifetime.
PnB Rock died at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles while he and Sibounheuang were out eating. Sibounheuang has said that he saved her life by throwing her under the table as shots rang out.
Sibounheuang recently reflected on the burden she’s been facing without PnB Rock in her life.
“It’s just been tough without no help, without, you know, my protector and my provider here,” she said on Instagram Live.
“He did not have life insurance. No, he did not have a will. No, we didn’t have nothing set up,” she added. “We’re so young [that] we don’t plan on death. I don’t get no death benefits. I don’t get nothing.”
“It’s really like, I’m just letting God use me,” she continued. “I’m just trusting God’s plan. I’m just being obedient. Like, if that’s what God [wants], then have your way.”
PnB Rock and Sibounheuang share a daughter named Xuri.
Check out Sibounheuang’s post for PnB Rock below and check out “Luv Me Again.”
As Hip Hop reels from the loss of PnB Rock, there have been several updates this morning (September 28) about his murder case. We previously reported that the authorities have zeroed in on several suspects, two of which has already been taken into custody. The other has been named as Freddie Lee Trone, a man that investigators have called “armed and dangerous.”
As we await more information about the unfolding of this case, Cardi B has tuned in and is shedding light on people who attacked Rock’s girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang.
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Immediately after the news of PnB Rock’s callous murder was shared with the public, Sibounheuang found herself as prey for a vicious public. People blamed her for posting that she and the rapper were out at a restaurant, speculating that Sibounheuang was to blame for the assailants knowing where Rock was and targeting him in a robbery.
However, reports stated that a 17-year-old was named as the shooter and has been detained. He is reportedly the son of Freddie Lee Trone who has yet to be located, and it has been said Trone was the getaway driver. TMZ stated that Shauntel Trone, the stepmother to the teen, has also been arrested on suspicion of accessory to murder. The suspects allegedly burned their vehicle following the incident.
Additionally, the outlet claimed that their sources revealed Trone and his son were allegedly already in the parking lot of Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles when PnB Rock arrived. If true, that would mean social media was not a factor in the rapper’s death.
In the wake of this update, Cardi B believes that there are several people who owe Rock’s girlfriend an apology for adding to her grief.
“Told y’all……Yall must not know how the hood moves,” Cardi wrote. “Y’all owe that girl a apology for the sh*t y’all put her through knowing that she saw her baby dad die in her face….Social media investigators YALL SUCK!!!!”
We will keep you updated as this case progresses.
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