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A man, who opened fire around 9am while crossing a residential street near Prospect Park, wounded another man and is still at large, as violent crimes continue to rise in the Big Apple. 

The NYPD are looking for a man caught on surveillance video pulling out a gun and repeatedly firing into the intersection at Montgomery Street and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn. 

Police said he fired 'multiple times' at 9:15am January 27, striking 22-year-old drill rapper Nas Blixky, the New York Daily News reported. 

The unknown assailant, who was wearing a black winter jacket with a fur-lined hood and white sneakers, can be seen calmly walking down the street toward the intersection. He swerves around a red car, casually pulls a gun from his coat pocket, then fires several rounds while looking over his shoulder at another pedestrian in the opposite crosswalk. That person begins running. 

Blixky, whose real name is Nasir Fisher, has not been confirmed by police as the victim. The victim was hit in the back and leg. There has been no official report about the rapper's possible involvement or the alleged injuries. 

An unknown shooting (left) was seen calmly crossing the street near Prospect Park in Brooklyn before pulling out a gun and shooting a 22-year-old rapper 

The rapper was reportedly Nas Blixky, the New York Daily News reported, and he as shot 'multiple' times in the back and legs at 9.15am on January 27

Blixky's family told the New York Daily News that he plans to stop recording music about guns and violence.  

His stepfather said Blixky got into an argument over social media with his rival before the shooting, but it is unclear if that was a motive for the shooting. 

Fans across social media reported the rapper dead last month, but his family confirmed otherwise. 

'On Facebook they’re saying he’s dead but he’s still alive. The rapper Nas Blixky is dead. The stage name is gone,' his stepfather told the New York Daily News. 'Many people want him dead. I told him he’s better than that. You want him dead? He’s dead. He’ll be back with better music and better lyrics.' 

Nas Blixky, real name Nasir Fisher, was shot in Brooklyn on January 27, the New York Daily News reported. His family said he is now changing his stage name and will stop singing about guns and violence 

Timeline of drill rapper crime spree in NYC

Recent gun violence among the drill rapper community of Brooklyn has been on the rise. 

Recently injured rappers: 

February 1 -  Tdott Woo, 22 

Woo, whose legal name is Tahjay Dobson, was shot in the head on February 1  while walking the neighborhood he grew up in - just hours after signing a recording contract. 

January 27 - Nas Blixky, 22

Blinxy, whose real name is Nasir Fisher, was reportedly the victim of a shooting near Prospect Park on January 27. He has not officially been confirmed as the victim. 

January 18 - C Blu, 16

Blu, whose legal name is Camrin Williams, reportedly shot Officer Kaseem Pennant, 27, on January 18 and was taken to a detention center. 

December -  Kay Flock, 18

Flock was arrested in December on murder charges for allegedly shooting a man outside a Manhattan barbershop.

The New York City Police Department now is considering that the city's latest string of gun violence involving young rappers could be connected to their drill-music style. 

Drill music is a sub-genre of hip-hop that is characterized by dark, slow tempo, straightforward lyrics that focus on the dangers of criminal activity and an emotionless delivery. 

The nihilistic rap style began in Chicago in the 2010s, but has since expanded across the world. Hip-hop has accumulated a strong following in Brooklyn and is blamed as a factor in the recent rise of gun violence targeting up-and-coming rappers. 

NYPD Deputy Chief Joseph Gulotta, who works in Brooklyn South, believes the recent rise of gang-related gun violence is possibly being stoked by the drill rap scene and its aggressive lyrics. 

'The music definitely inflames the situation,' Gulotta told the New York Daily News. 'But these are gang shootings. I think sometimes rap and the lyrics ignite  - cause some issues. But I don't think that's the underlying motive at the end of the day.'

Violent crime has surged across the country in recent years, especially in New York City, with many different factors including increased tensions between the police and public, unemployment rates, soft-on-crime politicians and bail reform being blamed. 

While murders are down nearly 13 percent at this time over last year, shootings have increased almost 30 percent. Overall crime in the Big Apple has skyrocketed 41.65 percent. 

There is a long history connecting gun violence and gang rivalries with hip-hop, but the feuds go beyond the music. 

'These are ongoing gang disputes in the same geographical area,' Gulotta said. 'Can they be connected? They sure could. These are longstanding beefs between these groups and they're right there on top of each other.' 

While the NYPD chief thinks that the music could be helping to fan the flames between the conflicting groups, sometimes the harsh lyrics help police piece the crimes together.  

'They'll talk about what they're going to do,' Gulotta explained. 'They'll talk about the past.'  

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Crime has risen significantly in NYC, with overall crime up almost 42 per cent and shooting victims are up almost 30 per cent 

'You've got all kinds of crazy alliances with these gangs. You've got Crips that align with Folk. A lot of this deals with geography and where you live,' Gulotta said. 'We're very concerned about the level of violence.'  

The latest drill rapper to fall victim to rising gun violence was rapper Tdott Woo, whose legal name was Tahjay Dobson. 

The 22-year-old rapper and dancer was shot and killed in a drive-by in Brooklyn on February 1. 

The rising star was shot in the head while walking in the neighborhood where he grew up, hours after signing a recording contract, the New York Post first reported. 

He was shot in the head at 2:20 pm local time on Avenue L near East 98th Street in Canarsie, according to their police insiders. No arrests have been made.   

Hours before his death, his record label Million Dollar Music announced the deal. 

According to officials, Dobson was not in the NYPD’s gang database but was affiliated with members of the G Stone Crips, a Canarsie-based crew.  

Several days before TDott's death, rapper Camrin Williams, aka C Blu, was released from Brooklyn juvenile detention center where he was held on gun and assault charges for allegedly shooting NYPD  officer Kaseem Pennant, 27, January 18.  

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