Believe it or not, this is something that is pretty normal in other cultures.
Not so much in America, but not unheard of for families to have a dead body propped up at a location or a scene that they feel the person would have enjoyed before being buried.
I will assume the family gave permission for Goonew to appear at the club. One could question whether using a dead body to sell tickets to the club is morally correct, but that is a discussion for another day.
XXL has the details.
Video clips are going viral that appear to show rapper Goonew’s deceased body standing upright at a club farewell event.
Last night, an event titled The Last Show was held in celebration of Goonew’s life at Bliss Nightclub in Washington, D.C. Clips from the gathering quickly began going viral on social media, appearing to show the DMV rapper’s corpse standing upright onstage.
Goonew was shot and killed on Fri., March 18. He was 24 years old.
While it remains unconfirmed if it was Goonew’s actual body or a wax recreation, many people are taking the video clips at face value. Additionally, a rapper by the name of Black Fortune, who performed at the event, posted on his Instagram Stories, “No this ain’t no wax figure my Brodie went out gansta.” You can see that post further down in this story.
Goonew’s apparent body can be seen wearing sneakers, jeans, an Amiri hoodie and a crown on his head.
Many other people have been weighing in as well, including fans of the late rapper who are upset with what took place. There are also people speaking out in defense of him family’s decision, as a woman who appeared to be Goonew’s mother was apparently in attendance and onstage at one point throughout the event as well.
There is nothing gangsta about losing your life at 24 years old, but I digress.
Flip the pages for the wild videos from the club and some Twitter reactions.