{"id":1423,"date":"2020-05-06T23:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T23:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:30:34","slug":"kiing-shooter-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1423","title":{"rendered":"Kiing Shooter, Rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kiing Shooter, a New York City rapper who was signed to Nas\u2019 Mass Appeal Records and Jungle\u2019s Street Dreams Records, die on  May 5, 2020, after  contracting Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Daniels, better known by his stage name Kiing Shooter, was a rapper from Queensbridge, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiing Shooter first came into the public eye alongside NYC rapper and longtime friend Dave East, after releasing numerous freestyles with the rapper in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiing Shooter gained recognition with his single “They Say” which was released on June 29, 2018. He subsequently released his debut EP “Fucc The Doubters” on August 24, 2018, with features from Dave East, Don Q and Mac and it peaked at 148 on the US Billboard 200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His second EP, No Turning Bacc was released on April 20, 2019 and his debut Solo LP Still Outside dropped on March 27, 2020. Shooter was signed to Nas’s Mass Appeal record label and Nas’s brother Jungle’s Street Dreams record label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiing Shooter, born William Daniels, got his start releasing freestyles with fellow NYC rapper Dave East, including a feature on East\u2019s 2018 single \u201cTraumatized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His first mixtape received notice from rapper Jungle, who signed Kiing Shooter to his Street Dreams label in 2019. In March of 2020, Kiing Shooter released his final material, the single \u201dLosses\u201d and the mixtape \u201cStill Outside\u201d on Street Dreams and Mass Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mixtape included features from Mac Dre, Dave East, and others. Kiing Shooter had been hospitalized for liver problems in the days before he became sick with COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kiing Shooter, a New York City rapper who was signed to Nas\u2019 Mass Appeal Records and Jungle\u2019s Street Dreams Records, die on  May 5, 2020, after  contracting Covid-19. William Daniels, better known by his stage name Kiing Shooter, was a rapper from Queensbridge, New York. 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