Lil Reese Details 2019 Shooting: "I Just Felt Blood Coming From My Neck"

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The rapper says that there was a brief moment where he thought he was going to die.

In November 2019, Lil Reese was confronted while in his car in a Chicago suburb. Surveillance footage of the incident would later circulate online showing an unidentified person pulling up next to Reese and opening fire. The rapper was left for dead, but miraculously, he survived the attack. It would take months for him to regain his ability to speak and it's reported that for a short while, Reese was unsure if he would be able to continue his Rap career.

Lil Reese has mended from his injuries and recently, he sat down with Cam Capone News to speak candidly about the ordeal. According to the Chicago rapper, he was making his way to deposit money when he was attacked on the road. Reese suggested that the assailants believed that he was someone else. 

"I was by myself," he said. "When I got shot and I realized I got shot, I got out the car. Looking around, tryin' to see where they at. Wasn't nobody around, so I just got in the car that was behind me and just told them to take me to the hospital." Reese underwent surgery at the first hospital he was admitted to before being transferred to another location.

This was the first time Lil Reese had ever been shot, and the interviewer wanted to know what it felt like when he was hit with the bullet. "I ain't even realize I was shot," said the rapper. "I felt rips coming through the car but I didn't even realize that I was hit... I just felt my neck. I just felt blood coming from my neck."

"I ain't gon' lie, I thought it was over for a minute," he added. "'Cause I was shot in the neck, but I'm like, if I make it, I make it." Watch Lil Reese detail his experience.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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