Heavy D Dies!
It’s a sad day for hip-hop: Heavy D — the emcee who smashed onto the rap scene in 1987 and made phrases like “Money-Earnin’ Mt. Vernon” and “The Overweight Lover” catchphrases of the era — has died.
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Soulja Boy Arrested In Georgia
“Turn My Swag On” hip-hopster Soulja Boy is facing a drug charge after police stopped his rental car in the West Georgia community of Temple this morning and found marijuana.
Lots of marijuana.
Rick Ross Kreayshawn Fight Backstage @ MTV VMAs 2011
Beyonce’s Bey-By Bump wasn’t the only thing poppin’ behind-the-scenes of the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards over the weekend. Bay Area hip-hopster Kreayshawn — the self-professed “White Girl Mobster” of “Gucci Gucci” fame — may be new to rap, but she’s already getting a tough lesson in one of the oldest parts of the game: Beef.
Wethinks Kreayshawn bit off more than she could chew when she decided to diss correctional officer-turned-emcee Rick Ross in a flurry of Ustream videos and radio freestyles. All Hell broke loose when the musicians ran into each other backstage at Sunday night’s VMAs, prompting Rick to confront her for talking reckless about him. Luckily for Kreayshawn, her security team wouldn’t let Ole Ricky Rosay anywhere near her. (Phew!)
We wonder if Ricky knows anything about those nude pics of Kreayshawn that are floating around the Interwebs?
Rolling Stone Magazine: “Eminem Is The King Of Hip-Hop…”
Eminem has been crowned the new “King Of Hip-Hop” by Rolling Stone Magazine — beating out heavyweights like Kanye West and Jay-Z for the honor.
Outkast Rapper Big Boi Arrested On Drug Charges
Oh Boi! Rhyming ATLien Big Boi — one-half of the Grammy-winning rap duo OutKast — has been arrested in Miami on charges of drug possession.
Nicki Minaj Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction On “Good Morning America”
Well…this is embarrassing. Femcee Nicki Minaj joined the infamous “Wardrobe Malfunction Club” during her performance on the Good Morning America “Summer Concert Series” Friday. Hundreds of “Barbies” gathered at Central Park’s Rumsey Field got more than they bargained for when the “Roman’s Revenge” hitmaker’s tata made an impromptu cameo mid-song.
Awkward!
Lil Mama Breaks Down In Tears After Grilling From The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Tha God
Oh Mama…Can we get a hand claps for Lil Mama? The “Lipgloss”-wearing femcee joined Buffie Tha Body Cassie in the “Charlamagne Made Me Cry Live on the Radio” Hall of Fame on Wednesday after a tense interview that aired on Power 105.1 FM NYC’s “The Breakfast Club.” The America’s Next Dance Crew judge — and hip-hop’s best know stage-crasher next to Kanye West — dropped by the AM radio show to chat about her new buzz single “NY, NY, LA, LA” when she unwittingly found herself on the receiving end of some biting criticism from Wendy Williams’ acid-tongued former sidekick.
Tupac Alive?! PBS Hacking Reignites Tupac Conspiracy Theories
A group of Internet hackers, livid over a PBS documentary about the WikiLeaks Scandal, hit back at the public broadcaster by posting a fake story on its website claiming rapper Tupac Shakur was “alive and well” and living in New Zealand.
The faux story appeared on PBS’ NewsHour site over the weekend and claimed that the famous rapper, who was shot and killed in Las Vegas in 1996, had actually been found living in a small New Zealand town, along with friend-turned-bitter adversary The Notorious B.I.G.; he was murdered in 1997.
Gil Scott-Heron Dies
Gil Scott-Heron passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City on Friday. The pioneering poet, musician, and activist enjoyed a string of thought-provoking hits throughout the 1970s and was nicknamed the “Godfather of Hip-Hop” thanks to his powerful lyrics on tunes like “The Bottle,” “Angel Dust,” and the spoken word piece “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”
Cali Swag District’s M-Bone Shot Dead
The Hip-Hop World is mourning the loss of Cali Swag District member Montae “M-Bone” Talbert. The lyricist rose to prominence when his 2010 summer anthem “Teach Me How to Dougie” became a national dance, mimicked by everyone from CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer to First Lady Michelle Obama. Police in Inglewood, California say Talbert died early Monday after falling victim to an apparent drive-by shooting. M-Bone was standing next to his car in front of a local liquor store at approximately 11:32 PM Sunday when the bullets rang out, several of which hit Talbert. Witnesses say the suspect pulled up in a red Mustang and opened fire on M-Bone. The rising hip-hopster, 22, was fatally wounded.
