His demise shocked the complete Hip-Hop and R&B world. Recognized for his distinctive sound and realness, PNB Rock made music that folks felt. He first went viral with *“My Metropolis Wants One thing,”* a track that confirmed like to his metropolis and what it was going by way of. Even whereas he was in jail, his identify was rising within the streets of Philly. When he got here residence, he signed with Atlantic Information and went on to drop three stable albums that confirmed his development as an artist.

Hip-Hop Wired spoke with PNB Rock’s DJ, DJ B-Flex, and his shut pal, PNB Nova. They each shared tales about rising up with Rock and the way he at all times stayed true to who he was.

PNB Nova mentioned, “Rock was actually a neighborhood boul, he would simply be driving down the road, whether or not you have been in Germantown, North Philly, Willowgrove, the mall, you’ll be like yo that’s Rock. He was so thorough that he would by no means act like he was too good for you or none of that.” DJ B-Flex spoke about how he desires folks to recollect PNB Rock, saying, “Earlier than there was a PNB Rock, there was a Rakim Allen, and he was an ideal father. That’s not my blood, however that’s my buddy.”

At the moment we bear in mind extra than simply an artist, we bear in mind an actual one who by no means forgot the place he got here from. PNB Rock gave hope to town, stayed loyal to his followers, and left behind music that may by no means be forgotten. His legacy nonetheless lives on in Philly and past.