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Legendary Singer Etta James Passes Away At 73
Music ♦ Posted 01/20/2012
Legendary blues/R&B singer Etta James has passed on, following a long battle with leukemia. She was 73. According to CNN, James passed away recently from complications from leukemia at a Riverside, California hospital ... with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side. She was diagnosed with the disease in 2010, and also... |
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Heavy D's Cause Of Death Revealed
Music ♦ Posted 12/27/2011
It's been nearly two months since Heavy D shocked the music community with his passing. Further details have been revealed about the late rapper's death. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office revealed that Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis. The rapper passed away on November... |
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Death Of Slim Dunkin Began With Altercation Over A Piece Of Candy
Music ♦ Posted 12/21/2011
More details in the shooting death of emerging Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin has surfaced. Apparently, the whole incident, which led to his death, stemmed from an argument ... over candy. According to WSBTV, the 24-year-old rapper (real name: Mario Hamilton) grabbed some candy from another man, the two got into an argument, which then escalated... |
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Brick Squad Affiliate Slim Dunkin Fatally Shot In Atlanta
Music ♦ Posted 12/17/2011
Slim Dunkin, an artist on Waka Flocka's Bricksquad Monopoly label, was shot and killed on Friday (December 16) while shooting a music video at an Atlanta recording studio. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 24-year-old rapper (real name: Mario Hamilton) was at an unnamed recording studio where a music video was being filmed when a... |
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Family Of Conscious Daughters' Special One Sets Up Memorial Fund
Music ♦ Posted 12/14/2011
If you haven't heard by now, the hip-hop world lost another one over the weekend, when Special One (of the Oakland-based duo, Conscious Daughters) passed away. In a statement from her family, they say she passed away from "complications from a blood clot." However, further details and circumstances surrounding her death were still unknown at... |
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Conscious Daughters' Special One Found Dead
Music ♦ Posted 12/12/2011
Special One, the female rapper known as one-half of the Oakland-based duo Conscious Daughters, was found dead on Saturday (December 10). At press time, the cause of death was unknown. Her Conscious Daughters partner-in-crime, Carla "CMG" Green, reacted to the rapper's death on her Facebook page, writing: "Thank you to everyone for your prayers I... |
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Soul Singer Howard Tate Dies At 72
Music ♦ Posted 12/06/2011
Soul singer Howard Tate died last Friday (December 2) from complications of multiple myeloma and leukemia. He was 72 years old, reports Rolling Stone. In the 1960s-70s, Tate was a highly touted singer who boasts six top 40 R&B hits and sang early version of "Get It While You Can," later covered by Janis Joplin.... |
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Comedian Patrice O'Neal Passes Away At 41
Entertainment ♦ Posted 11/29/2011
Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Tuesday morning (November 29), following a stroke he suffered in October. He was just 41 years old. According to TMZ, O'Neal passes away at 7am, due to "complications of the stroke he suffered on October 19," his rep said. "Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of... |
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Heavy D Tipped The Scales At 344 Pounds At Time Of Death
Music ♦ Posted 11/09/2011
The untimely passing of hip-hop legend Heavy D shook up the music world on Tuesday (November 9) ... but, the once-platinum rap star was quite heavy at the time of his death. As part of detective's investigation into his death, they weighed the 44-year-old, and he was tipping the scales at 344 pounds at the... |
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Rap Legend Heavy D Dies At 44
Music ♦ Posted 11/08/2011
Legendary 90s rapper, Heavy D, passed away Tuesday morning (November 8) in Los Angeles. He was just 44 years old. According to TMZ, the rapper (real name: Dwight Arrington Myers) was rushed to a Los Angeles area hospital at around noon, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. A 9-1-1 call was placed from his... |
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Boxing Legend Joe Frazier Passes Away At 67
Sports ♦ Posted 11/07/2011
Boxing legend Smokin' Joe Frazier, best known for his battles with Muhammad Ali, died on Monday (November 6) at the age 67, said reports. Apparently Frazier had been diagnosed with liver cancer a month prior, and died in Philadelphia after a brief battle with the disease. Beyond his death, he will be forever linked to... |
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Bricksquad Affiliate, RoseMo700, Murdered In Los Angeles
Music ♦ Posted 11/04/2011
RoseMo700, an affiliate of Waka Flocka's Brick Squad Monopoly, was gunned down in Los Angeles on Thursday (November 3) while on his way home. According to the L.A.Times, The 26-year-old (real name: Jomo Adoula Zambia) was driving a red BMW in Inglewood around 2:30 pm, shortly after dropping his girlfriend off at work, when it... |
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Raiders Owner Al Davis Dies At 82
Sports ♦ Posted 10/08/2011
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis -- whose motto for the team was "just win, baby" -- passed away on Saturday (October 8). He was 82. According to reports, the NFL Hall of Famer died at his home in Oakland. However, the cause of death was unknown at press time. "The Oakland Raiders are deeply saddened by the passing of Al Davis," the team said in... |
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Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies At 56 -- Celebrities, Politicans & Rappers React
Tech & Gaming ♦ Posted 10/06/2011
Apple founder, Steve Jobs, passed away on Wednesday (October 5) at the age of 56, succumbing to pancreatic cancer. The company announced his death this week. However, did not give any specific cause. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," the company said in a brief statement. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich... |
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