Is the allure of a big recording contract with a major record label leading urban youth to an early grave? A family member of a slain 18-year-old Chicago rapper seems to think so.

Family and friends packed the Jones Funeral Home in Chicago to pay their respects to 18-year-old Joseph Coleman, affectionately known to many as Lil’ JoJo.

Tensions flared during the home going service of an 18-year-old slain Chicago rapper who was gunned down Tuesday, Sept. 4.