Who is OG 2 LOW? All you need to know as Rapper goes viral after shooting himself during live podcast

Videos of rapper OG 2 Low shooting himself during the "1 on 1 W/ Mike D" live podcast have caused a stir on the internet. Media personality @CollinRugg reported the incident on X on January 5, 2025, with a video of the rapper with the tweet stating:

"Rapper 2 Low accidentally fires his gun while reaching his hand in his pocket during an interview, finishes the episode anyway. The incident happened during the 1 on 1 With Mike D podcast. After taking a quick break, the two continued their highly intellectual conversation."

According to SoundCloud, OG 2 Low aka Cedric White is an American rapper from the neighborhood of Hiram Clarke in Houston. In an interview with The Journalist Sin-Seer in May 2024, 2 Low mentioned that he was signed to a label called Rap-A-Lot at 12 in 1992. SoundCloud's report on the rapper states that he was the youngest rapper in Texas with an achievement of selling more than 150,000 records when he was signed to Rap-A-Lot.

In the viral video of the rapper shooting himself, he can be seen conversing with the podcast host Mike D when he reached into his pocket and the sound of a gun going off could be heard. At first, Mike D didn't realise OG 2 Low shot himself and questioned "Who shot who", however, after a moment he turned it into a lighthearted moment announcing that it could only take place on his podcast. Despite the gunshot, 2 Low continued talking to Mike D and also proceeded to smoke.

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More details about rapper OG 2 Low explored

According to Wiki Fandom, OG 2 Low attended high schools like the Dick Dowling middle school, Contemporary Learning Center, and the James Madison High School. After getting signed to Rap-A-Lot Records in '92, 2 Low's debut album, Funky Lil Brotha, was released in 1993 when he was 13.

Prominent names like N.O. Joe, Big Chief, and Bido 1 were 2 Low's debut album's producers and the album featured Devin The Dude, Scarface, 3-2, 2 Clean, Red Dog, and Kilo. According to SoundCloud, after his stretch at Rap-A-Lot, OG 2 Low got involved in street life at an early age leading to multiple drug and gun cases causing the rapper to miss out on his childhood and spoiling his rap career.

In 1997, 2 Low featured on Lil Troy's Sitting Fat Down South album on a song called Thug Niggas. However, shortly after making a comeback, the rapper returned to street life resulting in big labels refraining from signing him. Additionally, OG 2 Low started his record label, Street Boss Recordz, in the late '90s and is one of the main artists who started the rap group Thug Mafia 2.

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OG 2 Low filed a lawsuit against Rap-A-Lot Records in 1995 accusing the label and its executives of negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. The rapper alleged that the label didn't pay him for merchandise, performances, and the Funky Lil Brotha album. However, the lawsuit was settled outside of court for an undisclosed amount in 1996.

Additionally, netizens compared 2 Low's recent accidental shooting incident to that of NFL player Plaxico Burress in 2008 wherein Buress had accidentally shot himself in the thigh with an unlicensed firearm at a nightclub.