Stretch

Born on August 21, 1968.
Died at the age of 27 on November 30, 1995.
Cause of Death: Killed during a drive-by shooting in Queens, New York.

He has been dead for 28 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 55 years old.

People who died in 1995.
Famous people who were murdered.
Rappers who died young.

Which generation did Stretch belong to?

Stretch was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

Stretch was not a boomer. The boomer generation ended in 1964, whereas he was born 4 years later in 1968.

His real name was Randy Walker.

He was a rapper who was a part of Tupac Shakur's group "Thug Life".

He had the star sign Leo.

If he were still alive today, he would be 55 years old.

That means that he'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

American actor
Born on July 30, 1968
Star Sign: Leo

Manic Street Preachers
Born on July 30, 1968
Star Sign: Leo

Actress
Born on August 9, 1968
Star Sign: Leo

Conspiracy theorist
Born on August 24, 1968
Star Sign: Virgo

He died 28 years, 4 months, and 25 days ago.

He was born on a Wednesday.

He died on a Thursday.

He died in November 1995, which was over 28 years ago. Two decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, and started a family by now.
Since Stretch's death in 1995, roughly seven FIFA World Cups and eight US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had four new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had seven new prime ministers.
Because he died in 1995, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Beyonce, the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls, Tiger Woods, J. K. Rowling, and Britney Spears.