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Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of the 90’s rap group Kris Kross passed away today (May 1). He was just 34 years old.

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Three years ago, Hip-Hop lost Keith “Guru” Elam of Gang Starr fame. The Boston bred, Brooklyn representing MC’s legacy will be cherished and today we get a look at the electronic press kit from Gang Starr’s 1991 album Step In The Arena, and it’s loaded with jewels. 

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The Chris Brown/Drake merry-go-round is still spinning on its axis. There haven’t been any public run-ins, but Breezy is still not feeling October’s Very Own.

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Sad news to report today in the world of basketball as streetball legend and former AND 1 mixtape star, a family friend tells Hip-Hop Wired that Tyron “Alimoe” Evans has passed away from complications following a seizure.

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This news will be a blow to a 70’s and 80’s baby. Actor Lou Myers, most famous for portraying the surly Vernon Gaines on TV sitcom A Different World, passed away. He was 77-years-old.

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Los Angeles Lakers owner Gerald Hatten “Jerry” Buss has passed away. He was 80 years old.

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There’s never a better time to shoot a music video than during awards show season and Young Jeezy follows suit in his latest joint, “RIP.”

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This is a sad day for Jazz music and Hip-Hop music. The legendary trumpeter Donald Byrd passed away on February 4, but his nephew confirmed his death today.

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It’s a sad day for fans of HBO series The Wire. Actor Robert F. Chew, best known for playing character “Proposition” Joe Stewart in the critically acclaimed television series, has died.

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Actor Conrad Bain, most famous for playing the adoptive father of “Arnold Jackson” (Gary Coleman) on 80’s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes has passed away. He was 89 years-old. 

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Tragic news to hear during the holiday season as Capital Steez, real name Jamal Dewar of Joey Bada$$’ ProEra crew, has died at age 19. 

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This is sad news for fight fans around the world. Former boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho has been declared brain dead by Dr. Ernesto Torres, director of the Centro Medico trauma center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.