Milwaukee rapper Funny $Money, born Quentene Williams, has died at 33, one of two victims in a shooting in the city's Old North neighborhood on August 17, according to WISN 12 News. His nephew told the station, 'The last thing I said to my uncle was, "I love you and be safe." He said, "I'm always safe." That was it.'

Funny $Money was a linchpin of the recent Milwaukee hip-hop boom, a slick-talking punchline rapper with an ear for R&B samples and groovy slap beats. He served as connective tissue among a new generation of local talent, appearing on tracks with nearly every key figure, including Sme Taxfree, Chicken P, and Superthrowed Fay Fay.

When the scene hit lows - mostly due to legal circumstances - you could always count on a steady stream of Funny $Money tapes to hold things down. Standouts include 2022's 'Don't Talk 2 Much,' featuring the breezy and vivid single 'Rocky Balboa,' and 2024's 'I Got the Hook Up Vol. 1: Big Bucks No Whammies,' a loose No Limit homage that nodded to his role as one of the workhorses of Milwaukee rap.

In a December 2025 interview with the Kid L Podcast, Funny $Money discussed how watching rappers like Larry Bird and Gwapo Chapo come up while he was in prison inspired him to seriously pursue a career. 'I love rap…but I was too focused on the street life,' he explained. 'Once I realized, like, I can do this, and I don't care for the image they got for the city? I know I'm a real one, authentic, I can do it and I know they're gonna fuck with it…. Why not give it a shot?'