Patchogue, N.Y. — With laughter and tears, songs and stories, friends and family of Biz Markie celebrated his life and legacy at a funeral Monday, remembering the rapper as larger than life and full of love. “He cared for people, he had a way of making us laugh through our pain," said Rev. Al Sharpton [...]
50 Cent Reacts To Snoop Dogg Joining ‘BMF’ Show You probably didn’t know you needed another 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg collab in your life until now. In the past, we’ve heard the two legends collab on the hit single “P.I.M.P” now it looks the two are back working on another project, which is seemingly [...]
Tiger Woods' history with Ambien, details of latest car crash raise questions USA TODAY In the early morning hours of Memorial Day in 2017, a police officer in Florida observed a black Mercedes stopped on the road in the right lane with its brake lights on and the right blinker still blinking. The [...]
‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ Avoids the Trap of Mythology Netflix documentary focuses on the environment that created the Notorious B.I.G. and the people whose lives he touched By Jeff Ihaza Jeff Ihaza Senior Editor, Rolling Stone Jeff Ihaza's Most Recent Stories ‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ Avoids the Trap of [...]
On this day in the cult-classic crime thriller, New Jack City, arrived in theaters across America. The story of the rise and fall of Nino Brown and the Cash Money Brothers has continued inspired Hip Hop culture for a quarter century and continues to permeate the culture that made it a success. New Jack City came about at [...]
On this day twenty seven ago, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal aka Guru and DJ Premier dropped their fourth album aptly entitled Hard To Earn. As one of Gangstarr’s most circulated, but underrated projects, Hard To Earn, which was released on the Chrysalis/EMI imprint, set the pace for the Gangstarr sound and legacy. Exclusively produced by [...]
.trending-news-wrapper [id*='div-gpt-ad'] { height: auto !important; width: auto !important; } HipHopDX The Complicated Black History Of Billboard’s Hip Hop & R&B Charts Published on: Feb 19, 2021, 1:30 PM by DX Staff 2 Billboard is the go-to platform when it comes to seeking chart success. Artists fight for the No. 1 spot on the outlet’s [...]
Exclusive – FX rolled out the first two episodes of Hip Hop Uncovered on February 12. The six-part series centers on the lives of Eugene “Big U” Henley, siblings Deb and Bimmy Antney, Trick Trick and Haitian Jack in an attempt to explore how American streets helped shape Hip Hop culture from an expression of survival [...]
U-Roy, Jamaican Vocalist Who Defined Dancehall And Presaged Hip-Hop, Dies At 78 Enlarge this image U-Roy, performing at Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Aug. 8, 1984. David Corio/Redferns hide caption toggle caption David Corio/Redferns U-Roy, performing at Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Aug. 8, 1984. David Corio/Redferns Ewart "U-Roy" Beckford, who [...]
Entertainment 100 greatest hip hop albums of the 1990s Updated Apr 21, 2020; Posted Apr 21, 2020 What is the greatest rap album of the 1990s? By Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com You hear it a lot nowadays: Hip hop just isn’t the same. Whether they’re complaining about Future’s Auto-Tune, Drake’s lack of street cred or [...]
