(1991-12-09)December 9, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
September 12, 2022(2022-09-12) (aged 30) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop
R&B[2]
Occupations
Rapper
singer
songwriter
Years active
2014–2022
Labels
New Lane
Atlantic
Children
2[4]
Website
pnbrockofficial.com
Musical artist
Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), known professionally as PnB Rock, was an American rapper and singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] He signed with Atlantic Records in 2015 and gained initial recognition for his 2016 single, "Selfish". Becoming his first Billboard Hot 100 entry, it received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and served as the lead single for his commercial mixtape GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions (2017), which entered the Billboard 200. His debut studio album, Catch These Vibes (2017) peaked at number 17 on the chart, while his second album, TrapStar Turnt PopStar (2019) peaked at number four.[6]
Allen also guest performed on the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Cross Me" by Ed Sheeran, "Changes" by XXXTentacion, "Dangerous" by Meek Mill, and "Everyday We Lit" by YFN Lucci during his lifetime. He was chosen as part of the 2017 XXL Freshman Class.
On September 12, 2022, PnB Rock was shot and killed at Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles during a robbery in South Los Angeles.
^"Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock arrested on drug and gun charges at Bucks County development". The Philadelphia Tribune. January 22, 2019. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^"PnB Rock and His Lonely Hearts Club Bangers". Noisey.vice.com. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^"PNB Rock Laid to Rest During Muslim Funeral Service in Philadelphia". September 22, 2022.
^Grant, Shawn (September 12, 2022). "PnB Rock Shot and Killed in Robbery Attempt at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles". The Source. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
^"Kelsie Smith". SXSW 2020 Schedule. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
PnBRock Archived May 25, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, AllMusic "PNBRock's Family is Having a Hard Time Retrieving the Rapper's Body". BET. "PnBRock...
2017. "Sleepin (feat. PnBRock) - Single by 2Milly". iTunes. August 26, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017. "Party at 1 (feat. PnbRock) - Single by Nizzy"...
immediately expressed outrage on social media. Witnesses backstage also accused PnBRock of being involved in the attack. Despite the incident, McCartney maintained...
singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American rappers Chance the Rapper and PnBRock. It released on 24 May 2019 through Atlantic Records as the second single...
Lil Baby featuring American hip hop duo City Girls and American rapper PnBRock. It was released on May 29, 2019, as the lead single from American record...
Eldra DeBarge, as performed by DeBarge. "PNBRock: Catch These Vibes". Pitchfork. "Catch These Vibes by PnBRock". Apple Music. Retrieved November 12, 2017...
is a song by American rapper YFN Lucci featuring fellow American rapper PnBRock. It was released on December 16, 2016, as the first single from Lucci's...
song recorded by American rappers Young Thug, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, and PnBRock. The track was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2017 action film...
1st and Earl Saga in March 2018 with the addition of Philadelphia rapper PnBRock, and used the single release to publicly announce her signing with Epic...
songs, each featuring a guest appearance, consisting of Nav, Gunna, and PnBRock. Jackson teased to social media his debut headlining concert tour Meet...
best known for her 2019 single "Leave Em Alone" (with Lil Baby featuring PnBRock and City Girls), which peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and...
(September 8, 2017). "A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Youngboy NeverBrokeAgain And PnBRock Go "Beast Mode"". Vibe. Retrieved October 25, 2023. Orcutt, KC (September...
guest appearances from Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, PnBRock and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. The album's lead single, "Drowning" featuring...
It features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Boosie Badazz, Lil Durk, PnBRock, Dreezy, and YFN Trae Pound. The EP debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard...
sharing a video clip of rapper PnBRock, speaking about being a potential robbery target, several days after PnBRock had been shot to death in a robbery...
number 27 on chart and spawned the single "Everyday We Lit" (featuring PnBRock), which peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting...
appearance in the video for PnBRock's "London." The following month, he released the single, "Jump Out That," featuring PnBRock. Later in August, Skinny...
album features a wide range of guest appearances from artists including PnBRock, Trippie Redd, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Killstation, Noah Cyrus, Tom G, Tory...