Meek Mill's Rap Protégé Lil Snupe Dead at 18

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The hip-hop world lost a young talent today.

Lil Snupe (real name Addarren Ross), an up-and-coming rapper who recently signed toMeek Mill's Dream Chaser's label, was shot and killed early Thursday morning in Winnfield, La.

He was 18.

The Louisiana native's manager, Leem7st, confirmed the reports through a tweet sent early this morning, writing, "The call I got this morning is un real RIP 2 my Lil n---a lilsnupe." Read more>>> E!online