Rapper offers to pay for funeral of aspiring rapper shot in hometown
Read full article: Rapper offers to pay for funeral of aspiring rapper shot in hometownWORCESTER, Massachusetts (CNN) - Rapper Joyner Lucas offered to pay for the funeral of an 18-year-old who was shot in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Tafar Lewis was an aspiring rapper who performed music under the name June Valentino. Grammy-nominated Lucas grew up in Worcester and posted about Lewis' death on Facebook. Sharpe confirmed that Lucas had called the family about covering the funeral costs, and described his brother Lewis as "goofy, funny and passionate about his music. Law enforcement officials are also investigating the shooting of a 19-year-old man that happened the same night Lewis was killed.