Freaky Tah
Tah c. 1997
Background information
Birth name	Raymond Rogers
Born	(1971-05-14)May 14, 1971 Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1999(1999-03-28) (aged 27) Queens, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, hype man
Years active	1994–1999
Labels	Universal Records
Formerly of	The Lost Boyz

Tahliq Raymond Rogers (May 14, 1971 – March 28, 1999),^[1] better known as Freaky Tah, was an American rapper and hype man. He was a member of a hip hop group called the Lost Boyz, together with Mr. Cheeks, DJ Spigg Nice, and Pretty Lou.^[2][3]

Murder

On the night of March 28, 1999, after leaving Mr. Cheeks' birthday party with friends William Brown and Thomas Roman of Boston, Massachusetts, Rogers was fatally shot by Kelvin Jones while he was going towards the exit of a Sheraton hotel in Queens, New York. It was a case of mistaken identity. He was pronounced dead at the nearby Jamaica Hospital.^[4] He was aged 27 at the time of his death.^[4]

The getaway driver, Raheem Fletcher, was sentenced to seven years in prison.^[5] Jones pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years for second-degree murder. As of 2022, Jones was incarcerated at Elmira Correctional Facility in Upstate New York. He became eligible for parole in 2014 and was denied. He became eligible again in 2023.^[6]

Discography

With The Lost Boyz