G Herbo was reportedly shot during his performance at Clark University in Atlanta. The rapper was a guest on the occasion of the college’s homecoming.
Gunshots can be heard in the video of the incident that went viral. G Herbo was performing on stage at the time. While the person recording the video dropped the phone after the firing, students can be heard scattering. Someone exclaimed loudly that they should stay down.
Herbert Randall Wright III, better known by his stage name G Herbo, is an American rapper from Chicago. G Herbo is signed to Machine Entertainment Group. He has released the mixtapes Welcome to Fazoland, Pistol P Project, Ballin Like I’m Kobe, and Strictly 4 My Fans.
Herbo grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He dropped out of school when he was 16, having attended Hyde Park Academy High School. He was influenced by Meek Mill, Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, and Lil Wayne.
Herbo and Lil Bibby first gained attention with the song “Kill Shit”, which has since been viewed over 50 million times on YouTube. Lil Herb and Lil Bibby gained broader attention within the hip-hop community when Canadian rapper Drake called them “the future”.
On March 16, 2018, Herbo went on radio station K104 in Dallas, Texas, and did a freestyle to the beat used in the song “Who Run It”. Six days later, the full remix was released on all music platforms.
On March 5, Herbo returned with two new singles, “Break Yoself” and “Really Like That”. Both songs see Herbo “operating in a stripped-back mode, with eerie beats and a non-stop delivery”. The songs are included in Herbo’s fourth studio album, 25, which was released on July 2, 2021. The album has an additional 16 tracks.