gunners
September 14, 2012, 6:52am
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A promising young rapper used his Twitter account to boast about speeding and drink driving - even tweeting ‘YOLO’ (the acronym for You Only Live Once) - moments before the car hit a wall in Ontario, Canada, killing everyone inside.
Ervin McKinness, 21, was one of five men all in their early twenties killed in the suburban crash just after 1am over Labor Day weekend.
A Twitter account linked to the Southern California rapper, known as ‘Inkyy’ and ‘Jew’elz’, contained a tweet at 1.19am on September 2 that read: ‘Drunk af going 120 drifting corners #F ***It. YOLO.’
The final tweet was one minute later, reading: 'Driving tweeting sipping the cup f*** yolo I’m turning it up.'
Police told the San Bernardino Sun that it might have been another rapper, 21-year-old Jonathan Watson, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The 2005 Nissan Sentra allegedly ran a red light, lost control and slammed into a wall before coming to rest in the backyard of a home.
Four of the five passengers died at the scene with the fifth pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The four other passengers have been identified as Marquell Bogan, 23, Dylan George, 20, Jonathan Watson, 21, and JaJuan Bennett, 23.
The tweets have become part of an investigation by police.
‘They’re certainly looking at that because it will be a vital part of the investigation, but it’s too early to give an opinion as to whether [drunken driving] was a cause or contributed to the crash,’ Ontario police Sgt. David McBride told the SBSun.
Since the crash his sister has taken over his Twitter page, according to Twitter user CENNAZAVEH3AVY, defending her brother as having been a passenger and not the driver that night.
That resulting activity by his Twitter account, ink2flashyy, originally sparked debate on whether police and local news reports had named the wrong Twitter user.
According to McKinness’ friends he was an up and coming rapper having been either recently signed or in the process by a major label.
A YouTube music video for his single titled Dreams has racked up more than 23,000 views since its upload on April of this year.
YOLO was made popular by the Canadian rapper Drake in his hit The Motto
Oh dear. That being said everyone is a ‘promising rapper’ nowadays.
YOLO is a terrible saying. Logically, it should imply caution. Unfortunately, it is the opposite.
What is matter here?
He said YOLO…now if he doesnt comeback to life, then he proved it.
Everyone win!
Is this a “You laugh, you lose” thread?
If so I lost.
The irony… it is too thick… I can’t even…
So to paraphrase wise Geese Pants, “Darwinism at its finest on display.”
Good thing they didn’t hurt anyone else in their drunken joyride.
Best possible outcome of a bad situation really.
A promising young rapper used his Twitter account to boast about speeding and drink driving - even tweeting ‘YOLO’ (the acronym for You Only Live Once) - moments before the car hit a wall in Ontario, Canada , killing everyone inside.
Ervin McKinness, 21, was one of five men all in their early twenties killed in the suburban crash just after 1am over Labor Day weekend.
A Twitter account linked to the Southern California rapper, known as ‘Inkyy’ and ‘Jew’elz’, contained a tweet at 1.19am on September 2 that read: ‘Drunk af going 120 drifting corners #F ***It. YOLO.’
Fantastic job by a real life professional newspaper.
Let’s hope people like this only live once.
Zombies…Reincarnation…yeah…
He may only live once, but I’m pretty sure all those charges (the car, the burials, the wall he hit) are gonna put his relatives in debt for more than just their lifetimes.
Maybe he drink drived to Canadia?
dab00g
September 14, 2012, 8:39am
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SoCal and canada
They meant ontario, ca right here in the inland empire
Fucking morons choosing to drink and drive. Bad decisions.
YOLO, is stupid. I thought it was really just a way of saying fuck it, and hitting up that one dirty girl by the bar that is dtf.
I hate the YOLO term so much. It’s like the ignorant’s “carpe diem”, but in a completely stupid way. Fuck Drake
I laughed becaue this retard was drifting in a sentra. What an idiot.
Toasteh
September 14, 2012, 9:20am
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It’s not Drakes fault people are stupid and Misinterpret mottoes…
fishjie
September 14, 2012, 9:22am
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Damn we lost a promising young rapper? I was looking forward to finding out creative new rhymes with bling, rims, bitches, hos, and pimp. Truly a tragic loss.
His last words were full of wisdom I will take them to heart. Got shot in face w taser? Fuckit YOLO
Sent from ur mom using my penisTalk
actually, this guy got closer to the truth of this motto than anyone ever has.
More like You Oughtn’t Live Overzealously
Toasteh
September 14, 2012, 9:29am
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Depends on how you interpret it. I’d think YOLO to that extra cinnabon in the mall or some shit, not to driving while intoxicated and still drinking with other drunks in the car with me.
No, it’s not his fault. But fuck him for making garbage ass music