Ksoo, also known as Hakeem Robinson, with his Jacksonville rap career and his life on the line on trial for the alleged 2019 murder of 16-year-old Adrian Gainer, who went by Bibby around town. But in a shocking turn that is captivating the hip-hop world and legal analysts alike, the prosecution’s main witness is his father.
As selection of 12 jurors and two alternates got underway for the murder case against Bibby, opening a potentially emotional and closely watched trial. Ksoo is now being held in Duval County Jail, and he is also awaiting a separate trial in the March 2020 killing of the rapper Lil Buck. According to prosecutors, both slayings are rooted in a simmering feud between rival Jax gangs, ATK, which authorities say is linked to Ksoo, and KTA.
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But it’s the testimony of Ksoo’s father, Abdul Robinson Sr., that has sparked intense discussion online and off. Robinson Sr. was personally charged with being an accessory after the fact to the Lil Buck case. He provided a recorded statement to the state attorney’s office in 2022 in which he named his son as the shooter. That collaboration could now be key to obtaining a conviction.
Many have criticised his loyalty, but Robinson Sr. has defended his son’s controversial choice in an emotional Instagram post. He said he would never leave his own father to “rot in jail,” noting that a good father could help more outside prison walls than behind bars. The plaintive plea cast him not as a traitor, but as a father struggling to keep himself alive in the face of soul-destroying options. It’s high stakes for Ksoo. A guilty verdict could result in a life sentence or worse. For his father, it’s a painful confluence of justice and blood ties. And with opening arguments just days away, the courtroom is a war zone within a family. In the days to come, whether or not Robinson Sr.’s decision is justice done or betrayal written in blood remains to be seen.
