Tuesday, June 2, 2009
R.I.P. Tega from Da Camp
Posted By Keegan Hamilton on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:56 PM
St. Louis rapper Tega, of the group Da Camp, died last week from injuries suffered in a May 16 shooting in Wellston, reports the Post-Dispatch.
The 25 year-old (given name Ortega Devon Henderson), died on Wednesday May 27 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Da Camp had released several mixtapes and had plans for a full-length, debut album.
The 25 year-old (given name Ortega Devon Henderson), died on Wednesday May 27 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Da Camp is best known for their affiliations with Nelly's crew the St. Lunatics and have been featured on tracks with Murphy Lee, including Murph's single "Donkey N Da Back."
Da Camp had released several mixtapes and had plans for a full-length, debut album.
Tega
had a criminal record that included two drug charges, felony tampering
with a motor vehicle, and felony unlawful use of a weapon.
The P-D
quotes Blu Bolden from Nelly and the St. Lunatics record label Derrty
Entertainment as saying, "He was an aspiring rapper, a really talented
guy. He was trying to do his artistry and get out of the streets."
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