Young Dolph’s 40th Birthday Honored with Dolphin Cookies & Tributes

Today would’ve marked the late Young Dolph’s 40th birthday, and fans in Memphis made sure the legend didn’t go unnoticed. Downtown at Makeda’s Cookies, the famed sweet spot where Dolph was tragically shot in 2021, employees handed out dolphin-shaped cookies in honor of the rapper’s birth date, turning grief into celebration and community unity. Across social media, tributes poured in from Mia Jaye’s emotional post honoring his spirit and impact on their family to followers sharing memories and the energy Dolph brought to Memphis and the culture. The heartfelt messages and snacks shared in his honor show that while Dolph may be gone, his influence and love remain larger than life 40 years in the making, forever in the making.