{"id":3824,"date":"2025-08-24T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/24\/young-dolphs-family-distraught-over-acquittal-of-alleged-mastermind-of-rappers-killer\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:22:45","slug":"young-dolphs-family-distraught-over-acquittal-of-alleged-mastermind-of-rappers-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/24\/young-dolphs-family-distraught-over-acquittal-of-alleged-mastermind-of-rappers-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Dolph&#8217;s Family &#8220;Distraught&#8221; Over Acquittal Of Alleged &#8220;Mastermind&#8221; Of Rapper&#8217;s Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Young-Dolph-2-960x720.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Young Dolph\u2019s family is heartbroken after Hernandez Govan walked free after being acquitted of organizing the rapper\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/hernandez-govan\">Hernandez Govan<\/a> beat a murder conspiracy rap in Memphis and <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/young-dolph\">Youn Dolph\u2019s<\/a> loved ones are heartbroken, with prosecutors saying the family\u2019s \u201cdistraught\u201d over the verdict that let the alleged mastermind walk.<\/p>\n<p>Govan had been accused of playing puppet master in the 2021 killing of the Memphis rap star, allegedly hiring the shooters and setting up the ambush. But a jury wasn\u2019t convinced.<\/p>\n<p>Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said the family didn\u2019t want to talk to the press, but made one thing clear: they don\u2019t blame the prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to point out the family is very distraught and did not want to speak to the media, but they did say they didn\u2019t blame the trial team for these results, although disappointed, they feel the trial team did everything they could. And I want to say they did everything they could; they were extremely well prepared,\u201d Mulroy told <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/das-office-faces-question-after-govans-verdict\/\"><em>WREG<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Govan was never accused of pulling the trigger himself. Prosecutors said he gave the green light and was supposed to pocket ten grand for setting it up.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly tipped off the shooters about Dolph\u2019s schedule \u2014 specifically when he\u2019d be at a community event in Memphis \u2014 giving them the perfect window to pull it off.<\/p>\n<p>The case became more tangled up after Smith testified that <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/yo-gotti\">Yo Gotti\u2019s <\/a>big bro, <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/big-jook\">Big Jook<\/a>, who was behind a $100,000 bounty on Dolph\u2019s head. Prosecutors claimed Govan was tight with Big Jook and even talked about payments and cover-up plans with him after the hit.<\/p>\n<p>One of the shooters, Cornelius Smith Jr., flipped on Govan and testified that the whole thing was Govan\u2019s setup. He said Govan picked the date, gave the go-ahead and stayed in touch through burner phones.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Big Jook wanted revenge for Dolph clowning him and Yo Gotti in diss tracks and thought Govan was the guy to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Govan\u2019s defense team poked holes in Smith\u2019s credibility and said the state\u2019s case didn\u2019t add up.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/young-dolphs-alleged-murder-mastermind-acquitted-on-all-charges\/\">The jury agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;I&#039;m happy to be free&#039;: Hernandez Govan found not guilty in Young Dolph murder\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPhfzQ1--Jw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/key-glock\">Key Glock<\/a>, Dolph\u2019s cousin and Paper Route Empire artist, didn\u2019t hold back. After the acquittal, he tweeted \u201cmy city failed but what\u2019s new\u2026\u201d before taking it down.<\/p>\n<p>His frustration mirrors the vibe in Memphis, where many in the Hip-Hop scene are feeling let down by the system.<\/p>\n<p>As for Govan, he told the court he\u2019s leaving Memphis to get a \u201cfresh start\u201d somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/young-dolphs-family-distraught-over-acquittal-of-alleged-mastermind-of-rappers-killer\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Dolph\u2019s family is heartbroken after Hernandez Govan walked free after being acquitted of organizing the rapper\u2019s murder. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. 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