Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), professionally known as PnB Rock, was a hip-hop and R&B artist from Philadelphia who rapidly emerged onto the scene behind the success of his hit 2014 single “My City Need Something,” which was inspired by an increasing amount of violence in Philadelphia.

Rock was encouraged to pursue music in a more serious manner by his uncle “Uncle Moe”; when his uncle passed away, Rock used the pain as fire to ignite a work ethic that has contributed to his early success.

After releasing a trio of “RnB” mixtapes between 2014 and 2015, PnB Rock popped onto the mainstream hip-hop scene with his mixtape GTTM: Goin Thru The Motions, released on January 13th, 2017.

After the release of his debut album, Rock had a slew of consecutive successes, including two tracks on the soundtrack for the box office behemoth The Fate of the Furious and a spot on the 2017 XXL Freshman Cover.

On September 12, 2022, Rock was fatally shot during an attempted robbery at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in Los Angeles. He was 30 years old at the time of his death.