Dancehall entertainer Gully Bop, whose given title is Robert Lee Malcolm, has died.
In line with experiences, the 59-year-old entertainer had been admitted to the Kingston Public Hospital for a while earlier than his passing on Monday.
Gully Bop grew to become a viral dancehall sensation in 2014 after some seemingly off-the-cuff performances have been recorded and uploaded to social media platforms.
He later launched fashionable songs similar to Wuk Affa Mi and My God, Dem Nuh Unhealthy Like Me. Throughout his breakout 12 months, he carried out at Sting and was featured on platforms similar to Onstage TV and TVJ’s Leisure Report.
This was not his first try at a music profession. Within the early Nineteen Nineties, he had passed by the stage title ‘Nation Man’, however didn’t get a giant break within the business.
Gully Bop was additionally recognized for his relationships with fellow entertainers A’mari and Shauna Chin. In 2016, he was slapped with home abuse and theft prices whereas in america, ensuing from an incident with A’mari, who was additionally his supervisor on the time. In 2018, he was additionally arrested and charged with assault occasioning bodily hurt following an incident with a lady.
After years out of the highlight, Gully Bop was within the information earlier this 12 months after experiences that he was ailing and in want of medicine.
Studies are that he had been hospitalized in 2021 after experiencing excruciating ache from a hernia. The entertainer later obtained surgical procedure however was nonetheless in want of day-to-day requirements similar to meals and drugs.
The entertainer had reached out to fashionable Jamaican social media persona Donna Gowe, referred to as Aunty Donna, to share his story. In a TikTok video, Gowe had urged the general public to help Gully Bop in any manner they may.
The entertainer shared that he had beforehand been conned out of a GoFundMe marketing campaign, because of the donations being managed by a former good friend.
