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It’s a sad day in Hip-Hop. TMZ reports the Adam “MCA” Yauch of seminal Hip-Hop act the Beastie Boys has passed away. Yauch had been battling cancer for years. Recently, the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Yauch was scheduled to attend and perform before cancelling at the […]

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Gil Noble, a pioneering journalist, who happened to also be African-American, died on April 5th, 2012. Thanks to his long running Like It Is program on WABC-TV, Noble leaves an indelible legacy of documenting and revealing the plight of African-Americans in the United States, and throughout the world, via the mainstream media. WABC, where Noble […]

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Gil Noble, one of the most influential African-American journalists of all time, has died today at the age of 80. For over 40 years, Mr. Noble was host of the weekly public affairs program Like It Is, which still stands as the longest-running show of its kind in television history. Noble interviewed some of the […]

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Today, 15 years ago, Hip-Hop took its biggest loss to date when The Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in California. Since then, theories of who gunned down Christopher Wallace has ranged from rival rappers, gang members, the Nation of Islam, police officers, and more; but Greg Kading believes he knows exactly who killed Biggie Smalls.

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Watch Whitney Houston’s homegoing live from Newark, NJ at the New Hope Baptist Church. Pay your respects, however you may choose to do so. Rest In Power Whitney Houston.

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World renowned singer Whitney Houston died this afternoon, reports TMZ.  A rep of the singer told the Associated Press that she died in the afternoon (February 11). Just earlier today, it was reported Houston was being considered to become a judge on X-Factor. Houston was a six time Grammy Award winner and sold over 170 […]

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An unfortunate passing of a rising young talent hangs heavy over the West Coast today. Carson, California songbird Alori Joh has passed away at the age of 25 for reasons yet known. The R&B singer was best known for several collaborations with Top Dawg Entertainment artists Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and other West Coast […]

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Legendary Soul Singer Etta James Dies At 73   Etta James, the legendary singer most famously known for her classic “At Last,” has passed away at the age of 73, reports CNN. James suffered from leukemia as well as dementia and hepatitis C. Longtime manager  Lupe De Leon confirmed that James died at a hospital in Riverside, […]

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Funk Legend Jimmy Castor Passes Away At 64   Legendary funk musician Jimmy Castor passed away yesterday morning (January 16) in Las Vegas at age 64. The cause of death for the influential saxophonist whose music has been sampled by everyone from Kanye West to N.W.A is still unknown causes, reports PrefixMag. As the lead […]