The brother of multi-platinum rapper Yo Gotti was murdered on January 13. Gotti’s brother, Anthony Mims, also known as “Big Jook,” was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Mims was murdered while attending the funeral of a loved one. The news was first reported by TMZ.
“Sources with direct knowledge tell us the rapper’s older brother was shot and killed Saturday in Memphis near Winchester Road. “This murder reportedly took place after he attended a funeral in the area,” TMZ wrote.
Yo Gotti was also said to have been present at the funeral. However, it has not been confirmed whether she was with his brother during the shooting. The superstar rapper has not posted anything about the passing of his brother.
Could Jook’s murder be related to young Dolph?
Some have suggested that Jook’s death could be related to the murder of popular Memphis rapper Young Dolph. Gotti and Dolph had a long-running feud before his untimely death in 2021.
Dolph’s 2017 song “Play Wit Yo B****” references how he helped Jook when he and his brother were in trouble. Dolph was shot and killed outside a popular Memphis bakery Makeba’s Cookies in November 2021.
Fans angry after Big Jook’s murder
Once the issue was well noticed, fans took to Twitter to voice their opinions on Big Jook’s murder…
“It is very disturbing and sinister how the great jook was not alive at a funeral. God. all this is terrible. From Dolph to this. It’s all terrible,” wrote Twitter user @Qnasty_95.
“Damn, they killed Big Jook yesterday. Memphis isn’t a bsn right now, it’s a real war zone,” wrote Twitter user @dizzletheprince.
Many also believe that Jook’s murder could be related to the murder of Dolph after Tomanuel Benson, the popular Memphis rapper, brother of Blac Youngsta. Benson was shot and killed at a Memphis gas station in August 2023.
Youngsta, an artist signed to Gotti’s CMG music label, also had a breakup with Dolph. The Memphis rapper took aim at the now-deceased rapper in his song “Shake Sum.” He faced a lot of backlash for performing the song in December 2021, less than a month after the rapper’s death.
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