This Wednesday, the music industry was rocked by the news of the death of rapper MoneySign Suede, who died in a stabbing incident at a California prison. The rapper, who was known for his hard-hitting lyrics and unique style, had been serving time for an undisclosed crime. His death has left many fans and fellow artists in shock and mourning.
According to the Associated Press, MoneySign Suede, real name Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found in the shower area of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Although the agency didn’t detail his injuries, it was said that his death will now be investigated as a homicide. Valdez’s attorney, Nicholas Rosenberg also told the Los Angeles Times, “They said it was a stabbing to the neck.”
“Staff quickly initiated life-saving measures and summoned emergency services to transport Brugada to an on-site medical facility for treatment, where he was pronounced deceased at 10:00 p.m.
Valdez was sent there after being sentenced in Riverside County last December to serve two years: eight months for possession/owning a firearm by felon or addict as a second-striker and a one-year, fourth-month sentence for possession/owning a firearm with a conviction of a violent felony, to be served concurrently to the first conviction.
Further details surrounding the incident are still unclear, but it is believed that MoneySign Suede was stabbed multiple times by another inmate following a dispute. CTF houses minimum- and medium-security male inmates. The prison which opened in Monterey County in 1947, houses more than 4,000 incarcerated people and employs 1,189 staff.
This tragic event has sparked conversations about prison safety and security measures in California prisons. It also serves as a reminder of the dangers that inmates face on a daily basis while incarcerated.
Suede signed to Atlantic Records back in 2021, and released his most recent album “Parkside Baby” last September, the Times reports. Following news about his tragic death,
Fans have been leaving messages and sharing their condolences on his official Instagram page and Twitter.
RIP MoneySign Suede, much more than L.A.'s own Mexican-American Kodak, but who also channeled that same pain, indomitability & sense of struggle. A young regional hero embodying the hopes & aspirations of the unsung and overlooked. Killed in jail far too young. Devastating. pic.twitter.com/5H4vTg5AF5
— Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) April 26, 2023
RIP MoneySign Suede sheesh , these LA artist got to stop dying
— Gucci Linen (@Jerrid_GT) April 26, 2023
Naw dawg wtf I barely wake up and I see rip moneysign suede🤦♂️ it’s a cold world we live in rest in peace
— ro (@trippyydonut) April 26, 2023
I’m tired of seeing my favorite rappers die. RIP Moneysign Suede, we believed in you🇲🇽💕
— mamixhula (@couldneverbme) April 26, 2023
MoneySign Suede was a superstar in the making! RIP young fella. Glad my brother was able to meet you and you endorse his store.
Showers are never safe in prison. They don't tend to search when you take one as if you were going out to a yard pic.twitter.com/XVNKuz64Xy— mack one oh (@hoodsick3) April 27, 2023a>
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