Rap Artist Whose Body Found Inside Sealed Barrel in Malibu

Murphy was raised alongside four brothers, according to the Los Angeles Times. Patrick Nelson, a family friend who dated Murphy’s mother and considered himself somewhat of a stepfather to Murphy, had nothing but great things to say about the late recording artist.

“He was a good kid, good person. He didn’t gang-bang. What happened to him, I just don’t understand,” Nelson said.

“It’s sad how life goes,” Nelson continued. “Whatever happened to him, whoever did it, I wish they could have solved it in a different way — different than that way.”