Young Dolph's Partner Reflects On His Death Ahead Of First Anniversary

It's almost been a year since Young Dolph's life was prematurely taken from his family, friends and fans at the hands of armed shooter. Ahead of the first anniversary, his partner has opened up about life without him.

On Thursday, November 10, Dolph's longtime girlfriend Mia Jaye took to Instagram to reflect on the Paper Route Empire founder's passing. In a video she posted, Jaye rehashed how she took the news of his death and what she's done to cope with it. She also reflected on what she and her children have been through, and described how unfair it is that they have to bare the emotional aftermath of his death.

“Today is a week from the anniversary of me losing Adolph, and this almost year has been the most challenging year I’ve ever had to face in my life,” Jaye says in the video. “And it’s like the closer I get to this yearmark … it’s like trying to be positive about something so messed up, it comes to a breaking point to where it’s like it’s really just unfair, man.”

Dolph was shot and killed outside of Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies in his hometown of Memphis on November 17, 2021. In the months after the shooting, three suspects were arrested and charged with the rapper's murder. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith are still behind bars and face first-degree murder charges and theft of property. Smith was also charged with attempted first-degree murder, unlawfully carrying or possessing a weapon, and employment of a firearm with intent to commit a felony. A third suspect, Shundale Barnett, was also charged with accessory to first-degree murder.

"With my children, the things that they [are] experiencing is because like they’re going through hurt … I notice what they’re going through emotionally is just unfair," Jaye added. "They don’t deserve it, we didn’t deserve it. And it’s like it’s getting thicker and heavier the closer we get. Why do we have to go through this? Why is this something my family has to endure? The reasoning behind it, is never good enough. It’s hard to do what I do. It’s hard to wake up and just to be a mom, to be this person, this voice, this woman. It’s just so hard.”

Rest in peace, Young Dolph.