{"id":8183,"date":"2026-08-08T03:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2026\/08\/08\/bigga-rankin-receives-jacksonville-key-weeks-after-his-death\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:24:56","slug":"bigga-rankin-receives-jacksonville-key-weeks-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2026\/08\/08\/bigga-rankin-receives-jacksonville-key-weeks-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bigga Rankin Receives Jacksonville Key Weeks After His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-1200x675.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bigga Rankin\u2019s family will accept Jacksonville\u2019s key as the city honors the late DJ\u2019s music, mentorship and community work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/bigga-rankin\/\">Bigga Rankin<\/a> will posthumously receive Jacksonville\u2019s key, giving the Southern Hip-Hop architect a hometown salute three weeks after his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/06\/hip-hop-legend-bigga-rankin-to-posthumously-receive-key-to-jacksonville-on-saturday\/\">News4JAX reports<\/a> Jacksonville will present the honor August 8 during the K.I.N.G. Foundation\u2019s Back to School Community Day. The ceremony follows Mayor Donna Deegan\u2019s proclamation making August 2, his birthday, Bigga Rankin Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bigga Rankin, born Billy Plummer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/07\/20\/jacksonville-dj-bigga-rankin-known-as-a-godfather-of-southern-hip-hop-community-advocate-dies\/\">died July 20<\/a> after more than three decades advancing Southern artists, according to his family\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce that the patriarch of our family, Billy \u2018Bigga Rankin\u2019 Plummer, passed away earlier this morning on July 20th, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-body-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fe93af6ea8d9ad2174fab7057f1325c9 has-dark-background has-xxl-margin-top has-xxl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"middle-content-engagement-single\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-background has-dark-background has-sm-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has--lg-margin-top has--lg-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-altfont wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-join-us\">Join Us <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-allhiphop-s-daily-news-service\">AllHipHop\u2019s Daily News Service<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sm-max-width wp-block-paragraph\">Delivering news to inboxes since 1999. We break it. They take it. Get it first, straight from AllHipHop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know how much he meant to his wife, his children, and the entire city of Jacksonville. As we grieve the loss of a legend, we the family ask that our privacy is respected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His family has not announced a cause, although he had disclosed losing a kidney and needing dialysis after battling COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mourners viewed him July 31 before roughly 1,000 people attended his Aug. 1 homegoing service at Paxon Revival Center Church.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jacksonville and music industry celebrate the life and Legacy of Bigga Rankin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QOVLdj2nlAc?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>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/voice-of-the-south-dj-bigga-rankin-has-died-bun-b-mia-x-others-mourn\/\">As AllHipHop reported<\/a>, Rick Ross, Bun B, Mia X, 2 Chainz, Boosie, Lil Duval and Young Cash publicly mourned him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe lost a legendary figure in Florida today,\u201d Rick Ross wrote. \u201cBigga Rankin had an amazing spirit and he embraced me from day one. That\u2019s the kind of love and loyalty you never forget. My dawg has moved on, but his legacy, his voice and the impact he made on this culture, especially Southern hip-hop, will live forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across three decades, Bigga Rankin\u2019s mixtapes and signature voice helped turn street records into regional priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He opened Jacksonville\u2019s Cool Runnings nightclub in 1990, produced the city\u2019s Diamond Awards and later held executive roles with Think It\u2019s A Game and Hittmenn DJs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His co-sign boosted Gucci Mane, B.o.B., Yo Gotti, Jeezy, T.I., Rick Ross and Plies nationally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key presentation begins Saturday at 1 p.m. inside A. Philip Randolph Park before a community day offering free backpacks, food and activities.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/bigga-rankin-receives-jacksonville-key-weeks-after-his-death\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bigga Rankin\u2019s family will accept Jacksonville\u2019s key as the city honors the late DJ\u2019s music, mentorship and community work. Bigga Rankin will posthumously receive Jacksonville\u2019s key, giving the Southern Hip-Hop architect a hometown salute three weeks after his death. News4JAX reports Jacksonville will present the honor August 8 during the K.I.N.G. 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