KEVIN FRET
Kevin Fret (2 February 1994 – 10 January 2019) was a Puerto Rican trap musician and the first openly gay Latin trap artist. He was known for his gender-variant looks. He released his breakthrough single, “Soy Asi” (“I’m Like This”) on 7 April, 2018 and was featured on Mike Duran’s song “Diferente” (“Different”) on 18 July, 2018.
While living in Miami in 2018, Fret was charged with battery after a fight with another man, who he said had attacked him because of his sexuality.[1][2] Paper magazine described a ‘strict religious upbringing’ as the reason he courted controversy in the LGBT community by saying that homosexuality was ‘a choice’ for him.[3]
Death[edit]
On 10 January, 2019, while Fret was riding his motorcycle in Santurce, San Juan, an unidentified gunman shot at him eight times, hitting him in the head and hip.[4][5] Fret was taken to a hospital in Río Piedras, where he was pronounced dead.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ “Hispanic Rapper Arrested for Battery in Miami”. NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ “Gay rapper Kevin Fret shot dead aged 24”. BBC News. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ “Kevin Fret Is Latin Trap’s First Openly Gay Pioneer”. PAPER. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ Moore, Sam (January 11, 2019). “Openly gay trap artist Kevin Fret shot dead aged 24”. NME. Retrieved January 11,2019.
- ^ Zraick, Karen (January 10, 2019). “Kevin Fret, Openly Gay Latin Trap Artist, Is Shot and Killed in Puerto Rico”. The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Roiz, Jessica (January 10, 2019). “Openly Gay Latin Trap Artist Kevin Fret Dies at 24”. Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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