Who was Beyonce’s cousin Martell ‘Kardone’ Derouen and how did he die?
BEYONCE’S ‘cousin’ Martell Derouen was fatally shot at his Texas apartment on January 29. Derouen had a blossoming rap career under the stage name “Kardone” – we take a closer look at his life. Who was Martell ‘Kardone’ Derouen? Martell Derouen, from San Antonio, TX, was a rapper who released his debut mixtape ‘Trunk Bang’ […]
BEYONCE’S ‘cousin’ Martell Derouen was fatally shot at his Texas apartment on January 29.
Derouen had a blossoming rap career under the stage name “Kardone” – we take a closer look at his life.
Who was Martell ‘Kardone’ Derouen?
Martell Derouen, from San Antonio, TX, was a rapper who released his debut mixtape ‘Trunk Bang’ in 2016.
His Spotify biography reads: “Hailing from San Antonio, TX by way of Louisiana, Kardone was widely known in his area for being Beyonce’s cousin, but in the last few years, he’s changed that narrative with his own musical pursuits.
“Back in 2016, he unveiled his debut mixtape Trunk Bang via Empire and he has been off to the races since.
“Since that time, Kardone has gone on to collaborate with the likes Ray J and Paul Wall on two of his singles, as well as having his 911 music video directed by Ethan Maniquis, the co-director of the box office film “Machete.”’
He released his final song Magic in 2020.
How did the rapper die?
The 34-year-old died from an apparent gunshot wound on January 29, 2020.
Cops are now searching for 21-year-old Sasha Skare, who they believe is the suspect of the crime, KSAT reported.
The outlet said that there is an active murder warrant out for Skare.
Anyone with information on Skare’s whereabouts is asked to call SAPD’s homicide unit at 210-207-7635.
How was he related to Beyonce?
It is unclear how exactly Derouen is related to Beyonce.
However, Beyonce’s mom Tina Knowles was born in Texas and is of Louisiana heritage.
Brian Mitchell, who owns Fyngermade Studios, told KSAT that Derouen never used to mention his ties to Beyonce.
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Mitchell also told the outlet that he never used to name-drop that he was supposedly related to Beyoncé.
”That’s not even something he would even mention to people.
“We’d just have to put in his bios because it’s just, it’s worthy to put it in there, but he doesn’t like stuff like that,” Mitchell said.