Atlanta authorities have arrested rappers Nino Paid and Warhol.SS in connection with a murder and armed robbery that took place in Atlanta in April 2026, the Atlanta Police Department announced. The rappers, born Jacquawn Andrews and Zahair Myles, were charged with felony murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault stemming from the killing of 29-year-old Keion Borders.
Borders was shot multiple times and died in a hospital on April 25 after being transported in stable but critical condition. Authorities identified Andrews as an accomplice to the killing using footage from a Ring doorbell camera, according to police statements.
Andrews, who performs as Nino Paid, was apprehended on September 1 at the Canadian border by U.S. Border Patrol authorities as he attempted to re-enter the country after a show in Toronto. He was initially held at the Wayne County Jail in Michigan before being extradited to Atlanta. Myles, known as Warhol.SS, self-surrendered to police on September 14 and is being held at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Both rappers are ineligible for bond. Andrews was scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on October 15. Myles faces the same three charges plus an additional count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.
The arrests have sent shockwaves through the hip-hop world because both artists were on the rise. Andrews was named to the 2025 XXL Freshman List, hip-hop's most closely watched annual showcase of emerging talent, and released his album 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in August 2026. He had previously been arrested in July 2025 in Maryland on charges of vehicle theft and was released the next day. Myles, a 2019 XXL Freshman List inductee, released his latest record, 'I Can't Feel My Face,' on April 24, 2026, just one day before Borders died. The two had collaborated on numerous projects, including a track called 'Murder She Wrote' released in late December 2025.
The case is the latest in a string of violent incidents involving young Atlanta rappers, a city whose music scene has been shadowed for years by the intersection of street life and the recording industry. Prosecutors have not yet detailed what they believe motivated the robbery and killing.
Legal experts note that felony murder charges allow prosecutors to hold participants in a violent felony accountable for a death even if they did not pull the trigger, which means the evidence about each rapper's precise role will be critical. With both men denied bond and facing the possibility of life-altering sentences, the case is expected to draw intense attention as it moves toward trial.