A viral photo of rapper Yungeen Ace following a shooting shared on the social networking platform X (formerly Twitter) has left fans scratching their heads and wondering if he is still alive or dead.
The photo depicts a couple of men shot and were identified as Ace and his brother.
The X user EBK_B85 (@BogdanAmr) who describes himself as a ‘drill fanatik’ shared the image with the caption: “23 and Yungeen Ace laid out in the street! RIP to the 3 victims! 🪦🩸🩸🩸🕊️”
The photo quickly went viral, sparking panic as some people thought Yungeen Ace had been killed.
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“So yungeen ace dead?” one confused netizen said.
Many others were in the same confused boat however the photo was referencing a shooting many years ago involving Yungeen Ace and his brother as another X user explained.
Sharing the same photo, Mr. Worldwide Drills (@drillsworldwide) explained: “Rare picture of Yungeen Ace (ATK) and his brother 23 (ATK)…after their car got shot up at a red light. They were celebrating 23’s birthday earlier and they were with 2 other friends when their car got shot up. Ace is the only one that made it out alive”
So for those wondering if Yungeen Ace is still alive the answer is yes. An old photo from circa 2018 when both he and his brother were shot emerged online and sparked a scare but nothing has happened to the rapper; he remains alive and well.
Yungeen Ace real name Keyanta Tyrone Bullard is an American rapper from Jacksonville, Florida. Born in East Chicago, he grew up in Jacksonville and started rapping as a teenager, releasing his first song Go To War on January 18, 2017, as part of the Yungeen Gang.
His debut mixtape, Life of Betrayal dropped in 2018, the same year both he and his brother got shot.
His 2019 single Opps featuring JayDaYoungan) was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two other songs, Pain (2018) and his Julio Foolio diss, Who I Smoke (2021) are also ceritifed gold. His debut studio album, Life of Betrayal 2x, debuted on the Billboard 200.
Ace has two kids with his girlfriend Chloe Glass. He reportedly suffers from PTSD having been shot at twice, both ending in the deaths of someone close to him.