NBA YoungBoy Collaborator Billy Resio Dead At 30 After Drive-By

2026 is off to a troublesome begin for the family members of Billy Resio, a Durham rapper who was focused in a drive-by on Sunday (January 4). Per WRAL, he was driving on Hillsborough Road at round 9 p.m. when somebody in one other car pulled subsequent to him and began capturing. Not lengthy after that, he died within the hospital.

A girl who had been sitting within the passenger seat additionally suffered severe accidents. Her identification and situation haven’t been made public on the time of writing.

As information of the tragedy continues to make its rounds on-line, numerous followers and family members have taken to social media with tributes. This consists of Rich Nation CEO Michael Mitchell, who shared an emotional submit in regards to the loss earlier this week.

“🕊️ REST IN POWER BILLY RESIO 🕊️,” the submit begins. “I don’t even know how you can kind this… my coronary heart is damaged in methods I can’t clarify. Today I misplaced my artist, my brother, my household.”

“Billy Resio was taken from us means too quickly in Durham, NC, and this ache is one thing I wouldn’t want on anybody. I cherished that child for actual. He wasn’t simply expertise—he was pure coronary heart, uncooked fact, starvation, and loyalty. He believed within the imaginative and prescient, and I believed in him,” it continues. “We created historical past collectively.
He gave the world ‘Labeled Me Top Shotta’ that includes NBA YoungBoy, and he poured his soul into each document he made. Now he’s gone… however his voice, his vitality, and his story will never die.”

Mitchell went on to vow that Resio’s legacy will stay on. In addition to his collaboration with YB, the late artist was recognized for his songs “Lies,” “Bonnie And Clyde,” and extra. He was simply 30 years outdated when he handed away, and is survived by his one-year-old son.