Pernell Whitaker, a four-weight world champion, was one of the best defensive boxers of his era. Fight fans from around the world are joined in mourning after news that the man known as Sweet Pea was struck by a vehicle Sunday night (July 14) in his native Virginia, dying from his injuries.
The battle rap community lost one of its favorite acts in Philadelphia’s Tech 9, who died early Monday morning according to still-developing reports. Fans and notable figures of the genre have taken to Twitter to offer their words of respect.
Fans of the dance-electronic band The Prodigy are joined in mourning after news that frontman Keith Flint has died. The band’s Twitter page issued a statement confirming Flint’s death, with a bandmate seeming to suggest this was an apparent suicide.
Hearts are heavy in the London Hip-Hop community Saturday morning (Feb. 9) after news that rap artist Cadet was killed in a car crash. The 28-year-old artist was on his way to a performance when the accident happened.
Comedian and Rel co-creator and executive producer Kevin Barnett died while away on vacation in Mexico according to still-developing reports. The cause of Barnett’s death is not known and it appears to have been sudden.
Jazz lovers and the music world, in general, is joined in mourning after news that legendary vocalist Nancy Wilson has passed away. The Grammy Award-winning Ohio native had one of the genre’s most distinctive singing styles and a body of work that spanned over the course of decades.
The 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush has died. Reactions to the world leader’s passing have been ongoing since the news broke on Friday (Nov. 30), and on Twitter, those thoughts have been quite varied.
Brandon “Young Busco” Moore became an Internet legend after his infamous “What Are Those?” catchphrase went viral and became social media meme fodder. According to his family, Young Busco has died and fans on Twitter are celebrating the funnyman’s life.
Fans on Twitter are gathered in mourning and remembrance after news that Spongebob Squarepants founder Stephen Hillenburg has died.
Lord Superb, a former collaborator of Ghostface Killah and the Wu-Tang Clan, has apparently died. The Far Rockaway, Queens rapper was long split from Ghostface’s crew and the Clan years prior to his passing.
DJ Ready Red, one of the founding members of the rap outfit The Geto Boys, has died. Born Collins Leysath, Ready Red was considered a pioneer of Houston’s bustling Hip-Hop scene in its early days.
Former United Nations leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan has died. The Ghanian national served as the UN chief from 1997 to 2006 and later worked on efforts to bring peace to Syria and the surrounding region.
