Nine Vicious and Nettspend Death : False reports claiming that underground rappers Nine Vicious and Nettspend had died spread rapidly across social media, leaving fans confused and concerned. However, both death rumors have been debunked, and neither artist has passed away.
The misinformation appears to have originated from unauthorized edits to Wikipedia pages and inaccurate AI-generated search summaries, which mistakenly listed the rappers as deceased. Screenshots of the false search results quickly went viral, fueling speculation online.
Fans were quick to correct the claims, explaining that Nine Vicious’ Wikipedia page had been vandalized and that Google’s AI Overview mistakenly reflected the false information. Similar issues reportedly affected Nettspend’s search results before being corrected.
Nine Vicious, born Trevon Deronta O’Ryan Echols, is an emerging rapper from Athens, Georgia, while Nettspend, whose real name is Gunner Shepardson, is a rising hip-hop artist from Richmond, Virginia. Both musicians remain alive, and the viral death claims are entirely false.