Edgar Givens, known professionally as Pimp Daddy, was 18 when he was found shot to death in the early hours of April 18, 1994. Officers who responded to a call about an aggravated battery at about 5:30 a.m. discovered him in a third-floor apartment in the Florida Projects, seated upright on a sofa with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, his head back and his arms folded.

The investigation focused on a suspect named Rodney Temple, and reports suggested the motive may have involved a dispute over a woman. Temple was indicted for second-degree murder on June 2, 1994, pleaded not guilty that month, and after a jury trial was convicted on April 22, 1996. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment at hard labor without the possibility of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Does anyone have memories of Edgar’s early performances or information about his circle in the New Orleans bounce scene that could add context to what happened?