A rising New York rapper called Stack Bundles, or real name Rayquon Elliott, was shot dead yesterday. Details of his death are sketchy, but Allhiphop.com cite a source that says he was shot by unknown assailants outside his home in Far Rockaway, Queens. Other reports suggest the shooting may have been part of a bungled street robbery.
Elliott had been quite prolific on the New York mixtape scene for a few years, and became affiliated to the mixtape community headed up by DJ Clue. He subsequently hooked up with Diplomats co-founder Jim Jones and his ByrdGang group, and was reportedly working on recording projects for Jones prior to his untimely death.
Jones paid tribute to the young rapper in a statement on his website yesterday, saying: "Where do we begin? The Dipset/ByrdGang family is deeply saddened by our loss. Not only did we lose a member but we lost a brother and a friend. Rayquon Elliot, aka Stack Bundles, was a joy to be around, charming, very intelligent, compassionate and concerned about the upliftment and enrichment of his community and the people in it. Unfortunately, his goals and aspirations were cut short by the hands of dream stealers. We cannot stress enough that a young star's light was put out before he had a chance to shine in front of the world. We would like this to be a lesson to the rap game... too many of our talented artists are losing the battle of life before their voices have a chance to he heard. Something must change".