West Clark: Baton Rouge Hip-Hop Legend Shot Dead

0:00On May 1st, West Clark, the 46-year-old CEO of TBG Records, known as Cleasy 5, got gunned down in a targeted shooting outside of Baton Rouge Gym. On April 29th, around 12.15 pm, two mass shooters walked up in broad daylight and hit him right there at Gang God Fitness, leaving him dead on the spot. Police called it an execution-style attack, straight out the gate. The suspects rolled up already masked, fired off rounds, then bounced in a getaway card nearby. Baton Rouge PD is handling it like a calculated move, not some random beef. Frato Banks hit hard by this, paying tribute to West as the real one who built his career from the ground up. He shouted out how West lifted up single moms, promoters, radio folks, and artists like him and G-Money, putting Baton Rouge hip-hop on the map. That law shakes the whole local scene, where West was a key player in the top-boy guerrilla world, amid all the street tensions. His behind-the-scenes work kept careers alive, and the music flowing strong.

1:02Cops got hints of group ties in Baton Rouge, but ain't naming names yet with the probe still hot. They're asking anybody with info to step up, because closing this could steady things in the rap game down there. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage.