Oakland rap legend Keak da Sneak, the stage name of Charles Kente Williams (Bowens), a progenitor of the term hyphy, is reportedly recovering after being shot on Friday.
"I'm sad to hear that shortly after we took this pic he was shot," All Bay Music Magazine indicated in an Instagram photo caption and on its website. "Fortunately he is doing ok and will be back like yadada!!" they write.
A caption from Keak da Sneak's own Instagram seems to corroborate this, indicating that he was back performing as recently as yesterday.
Keak da Sneak is known for such hit tracks as "Tell Me When To Go" with E-40 and the encyclopedic East Oakland neighborhood jam “Town Business:”
Sadly, this is only the latest scare for Keak da Sneak's fans: As XXL Magazine wrote last September, the artist was arrested after leading police on a brief high-speed chase in his Black 1988 Mustang in Hercules, California, before losing control of his car. He was uninjured, but continued to flee on foot before he was detained by officers.
Sadder still, hyphy fans will recall that in 2015, frequent Keak da Sneak collaborator the Jacka was shot and killed in East Oakland.
