Rapper M-Bone's funeral service to be held today
Service open to his fans
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Funeral services will be held today for Cali Swag District rapper M-Bone, known for the song and accompanying dance "Teach Me How to Dougie.''
The rapper, whose real name was Montae Talbert, was shot and killed at about 10:30 p.m. May 15 in the 400 block of North La Brea Avenue. He was sitting in a car outside a liquor store when the shots were fired.
He was taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
M-Bone was a member of the Inglewood-based group Cali Swag District, which shot to fame with the release of "Teach Me How to Dougie,'' which set off a wide-ranging dance craze.
His funeral at Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood will be open to fans and the public.
"I can't explain it. It just hurts,'' a tearful C-Smoove, a member of Cali Swag District, told ABC7 days after the shooting. "He was the life of the group, man.''
Fellow band member Jayare told the station he felt "awful.''
"I just want to go sit in a corner,'' he said. "I just lost one of my best friends and there's nothing I can do about it. I been with this dude every day for like two years ... and (I'll) never see him again. It's killing me. I don't know how to think right now.''
The band released a statement to TMZ.com, calling M-Bone the "victim of a random act of violence.''
M-Bone "was an inspiration to his family, friends and fans,'' according the band's statement. "He was a hardworking, passionate artist and dancer that will be deeply missed.''
Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call Inglewood police detectives at (310) 412-5240.
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Inglewood police today were searching for a suspect and a motive in a shooting that killed rapper M-Bone.
The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of north La Brea Avenue, according to Inglewood police Lt. Michael Marshall. The rapper, whose real name was Montae Talbert, was sitting in a car outside a liquor store when the shots were fired.
He was taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Inglewood police are continuing to sift through hundreds of tips they have received in the search for information or witnesses to the killing of 22-year-old Hip Hop artist Montae Talbert.
Police say Talbert was shot twice in the head Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. while sitting in a car outside a liquor store in the 400 north block of La Brea Avenue.
Talbert, popularly known as M-Bone, was a founding member of the Hip Hop group Cali Swag District, best known for the single “Teach Me How to Dougie,” released in April 2010.
Cali Swag District members (top), from left Jay Are, Yung and C-Smoove took the mike to remember their bandmate M-Bone at his home going celebration. The young Hip Hop artist, Montae Talbert, was gunned down last month in an Inglewood drive-by shooting.
In an effort to catch the killer(s) of young rapper Monte Ray Talbert, the city of Inglewood is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the individual(s).
Talbert, also known as M-Bone, was a member of the popular group Cali Swag District, and died May 15 after suffering gunshot wounds as he was coming from a store in the 400 block of North La Brea Avenue in Inglewood.
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who shot and killed Cali Swag District dancer Monte Ray Talbert is being offered by the Inglewood Police Department, lieutenant said.
Relatives of Talbert, also known as “M-Bone,” and Inglewood police officers will distribute fliers Friday in an effort to solicit information about the May 21 shooting, Lt. James D. Madia said.
