Source: Matt Breen / Philly.com Jay Harris, one of the area’s top football recruits, was stripped of his scholarship by Michigan State earlier this month after he posted a series of profanity-laced rap videos on YouTube, a source said Tuesday. Under the name “Jay DatBull,” the Downingtown East senior has uploaded nine videos to YouTube. [...]
Source: Hamil R. Harris and J. Freedom du Lac / The Washington Post His fans lost a cultural icon. His family lost a husband, a dad, a provider. A year later, one group is getting on better than the other. “Everybody who connected with Chuck misses him,” said Darryl Brooks, a concert promoter who was [...]
While at a press conference announcing the nominees for the 2013 BET Awards in LA on Tuesday, Chris Brown said his new single will feature late R&B singer Aaliyah. (May 15)
Source: AP / The Huffington Post ATLANTA — Mourners are set to gather for the funeral of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly in Atlanta. Kelly’s funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church. The 34-year-old was found dead May 1 of a suspected drug overdose. Kriss Kross was introduced to the [...]
Rapper Chris Kelly, left, of the duo Kris Kross (Photo: Paul Natkin, WireImage) Source: AP / USA Today ATLANTA — Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade’s most memorable songs with the frenetic Jump, has died, according to authorities. He was 34. Investigator Betty Honey of [...]
Source: Lesley Messer / ABC News When Brad Paisley teamed up with LL Cool J to make a song about racism, titled, appropriately, “Accidental Racist,” he knew it was going to cause a stir, but, he swears, “It’s not a stunt.” “I’m doing it because it just feels more relevant than it even did a few years ago,” he [...]
Roland Martin talks with life-coach Valorie Burton about Beyonce‘s controversial song “Bow Down” where she exclaims “Bow Down B******” in the song’s chorus.
Source: AP / theGrio ORLANDO, Florida — A former lead singer of the soul music group The Spinners has died in Orlando. A statement released Monday by the manager of the rhythm and blues group said Bobbie Smith passed away Saturday morning due to complications from pneumonia and influenza. He was 76. The statement says [...]
Source: AP / theGrio NEW YORK — Lil Wayne is out of the hospital, according to his Young Money associate Mack Maine. Mack Maine told his Twitter followers on Monday night that the multiplatinum rapper had left Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, where he had been hospitalized since last week. Mack Maine tweeted his thanks [...]
Source: Courtney Garcia / theGrio Kendrick Lamar. Nicki Minaj. Childish Gambino. Chief Keef. From the profound to the profane, these rap artists represent the scale of hip-hop’s status quo. They are the heirs to one of America’s most authentically black art-forms, for better or for worse. While rap music began as a voice of youth rebellion in [...]
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