Hip Hop Rap June 8, 2023 Tupac receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame days before what would be his 52nd birthday Late rapper Tupac Shakur's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was revealed on June 7. His younger sister, Sekyima, accepted the star on behalf of the family and his estate.
ENTERTAINMENT May 30, 2023 Run-DMC Jam Master Jay shooting: 3rd man charged 20 years after star’s death Jay Bryant is the third defendant to be charged in the 2002 fatal shooting of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell.
Texas May 26, 2023 Texas grand jury indicts suspect in Migos rapper Takeoff's fatal shooting Patrick Clark, a DJ and nightclub promoter accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff in Houston last year, has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
ENTERTAINMENT May 15, 2023 Ed Sheeran says rapping Eminem 'cured' his stutter caused by procedure he had done as kid Ed Sheeran credits rapping Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" with helping cure his stutter when he was a child. The "Perfect" singer was going through speech therapy when he was 9.
Minnesota April 24, 2023 Rapper Desiigner charged for masturbating aboard overseas flight Rapper Desiigner faces a federal indecent exposure charge after repeatedly being caught masturbating aboard a Minneapolis-bound flight from Tokyo.
Departed April 6, 2023 Coolio's cause of death revealed Artis Leon Ivey Jr., aka Coolio, died from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
Pittsburgh Steelers April 1, 2023 Steelers prank NFL world with Snoop Dogg tweet on April Fools' Day The Pittsburgh Steelers sent the NFL world into a frenzy with an epic "April Fools' Day" tweet about signing Calvin Broadus Jr., aka Snoop Dogg.
Hip Hop Rap March 30, 2023 Flo Rida's son, 6, suffers serious injuries after falling out New Jersey apartment building window Rapper Flo Rida's 6-year-old son Zohar suffered serious injuries after falling out of a fifth-floor window. His mother, Alexis Adams, filed a lawsuit after the accident.
Hip Hop Rap March 25, 2023 Rapper Afroman sued by police who raided his house after he uses footage in music videos Seven law enforcement officials have filed a lawsuit accusing rapper Afroman of invading their privacy by using footage of them raiding his home in a series of music videos.
New York March 13, 2023 New York concert venue issues first statement since GloRilla stampede A statement issued on behalf of Rochester's Main Street Armory says the venue will cooperate with all investigations into the stampede that killed three people at a GloRilla concert.
Departed March 12, 2023 Rapper Costa Titch dies at 28 after collapsing onstage during music festival Costa Titch, 28, died after collapsing onstage at a Johannesburg music festival on Saturday, his family said in a social media statement shared to the rapper's Instagram followers.