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‘Pop, Lock & Drop It’ Rapper Huey Dies In Double Shooting

The St. Louis rapper Huey, who is best known for the hit 2006 song “Pop, Lock Drop It” was killed in a double shooting in Kinloch, Missouri on Thursday

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THREE MUSIC LEGENDS –

His passing followed the May 6 passing of music executive Andre Harrell, who succumbed to heart failure at age

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Lil' Fizz

Lil’ Fizz is an American actor and rapper who sings rap, hip hop and R&B. His birth name is Dreux Pierre Frédéric and he was born on November 26, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he pursued his career in music. He had been interested in music

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Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Lyrics: If I should stay I would only be in your way So Ill go but I know Ill thinkof you every step of the way And I... will always love you, ooh Will always love you You My darling, you... That is all Im taking with me. So good-bye. Please dont cry: We both know Im not what you, you need And I...

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Draymond Green Ejected For Putting Rudy Gobert In A Chokehold, Social Media Reacts

Draymond Green’s hotheaded activities have prevailed again. Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors were taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves when a fight broke out just two minutes into the game before either team scored. The Warriors and Timberwolves got chippy just two minutes into their

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STREAMED: DaBaby & Roddy Ricch Connect For ROCKSTAR (BLM Remix), Pop Smoke Posthumously Releases “Make It Rain,” & More

Roddy Ricch — “ROCKSTAR (BLM

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100 Greatest Rap Songs: 100-91

The best hip-hop songs of all time are those songs that touch our soul. They make us smile, laugh, cry, think, move and shake what our mama (or papa) gave

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Beyoncé Becomes the 2nd of Only Two Musicians to Ever Achieve This Milestone Over 4 Straight Decades

BET reported on Friday (May 29) that megastar Beyoncé (pictured) is the only other performer in the music industry other than Mariah Carey to top Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart during four consecutive

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her hits Fast Car and Give Me One Reason, along with other singles Talkin bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You, Crossroads, New Beginning and Telling Stories. She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning

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'Chile It's Over For That Line': Megan Thee Stallion Gives Out Her Phone Number and Fans Lose it

Megan Thee Stallion wants to hear from you and has shared a number to her Hot Girl Hotline where you can reach her personally, and she’s posting receipts to prove

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Kenya: Tekashi 6ix9ine's 'Gooba' Back on YouTube After Magix Enga Took It Down

American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's Gooba music video, which was pulled down from YouTube after a Kenyan producer made a complaint on copyright claims, is now back on the

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#AAMAM: “The Great Black Way” – Celebrating African Americans on Broadway (LISTEN)

But African-American artists have made a tremendous impact, primarily as writers and performers, but also as creators of source material for Broadway shows and

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Michael Jackson - Bad (Shortened Version)

For the first short film for one of five consecutive record-breaking No. 1 hits from Bad, Michael Jackson and director Martin Scorsese created an epic 18-minute tale of urban and racial challenges in the 1980s. Bad was named the second greatest of Michaels short films by Rolling Stone in

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1987

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G. was an iconic East Coast rapper who released only one album during his lifetime, but rose to fame after his untimely death in a shooting incident. He was born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972 to Voletta Wallace and George Latore and raised in Brooklyn, New

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21

1972

Usher

American singer Usher is a teen sensation turned R&B icon who has several bestselling albums, numerous awards and his own recording label. He was born Usher Terry Raymond IV on October 14, 1978 in Tennessee. His father abandoned the family when Usher was only a year old. As a child, he

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Kenya: How Kenyans Have Made Diamond a Multimillionaire

Kenyans are responsible for making Bongo star Diamond Platinumz one of Africa's top highest-earning celebrity on

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‘Architect of Rock ‘n Roll’ Little Richard dead at 87

Characterized by his frenetic piano playing and raspy singing voice, Richard’s music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and

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Ryan Garcia Expelled From World Boxing Council After Racist Rant

After a livestreamed racist rant against Blacks and disparaging Muslims, the president of the WBC has expelled Ryan Garcia.

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter is a hip hop and R&B singer, songwriter and actress who is currently one of the most successful recording artists in the music industry. She was born in Houston, Texas to Tina and Mathew Knowles on September 4, 1981. She was interested in music from a very young

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4

1981

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denis Jones also known as Lil’ Kim is a New Yorker by heart. She was born to the great city in 1974 and has been raised in Brooklyn. As a young teen, she was thrown out on the curb by her father where she lived on the streets and sometimes with her friends. Lil’ Kim found her solace in

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A Tribute To The GAP Band’s Ronnie Wilson: A Lifetime Devoted To Funk And R&B - The Oklahoma Eagle

"While this study is long overdue, we are blessed to have eyewitnesses, our great survivors, more than 100 years later, among us... We will stare American history in the face to truthfully discuss recommendations, challenges, reparations, and policy. Right solutions lead to long-sought restorative

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Geriatric Society of Trinidad and Tobago launched - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon has praised the establishment of the Geriatric Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT) which was launched on October 16, at Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain. The GSTT was set up by Dr Lavanya Thondavada, a trained physician in elderly care, with the a

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Lil Baby's Song About Police Brutality and Fighting Racism Becomes His Highest-Charting Single

If chart positions have anything to do with it, Lil Baby‘s newly released “The Bigger Picture” could also be considered a classic protest rap song, because it landed at No. 3 on Billboard’s latest Hot 100

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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video)

Billie Jean was the first short film made for Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and waslater ranked by the network as one of the 100

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Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul,[1] [2] is an American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner,[3] Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group

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May

28

1944

Pickett, Wilson (1941-2006)

Soul Singer Wilson Pickett was born on March 18, 1941, in Prattville, Alabama, as the fourth of eleven children. Throughout his childhood, he sang in Baptist church choirs and was trained as a gospel singer. During this period, he began to develop a soulful tone and style that would eventually

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2006

'Queen You Deserve It': ‘Savage’ Remix with Beyoncé Shoots Megan Thee Stallion to Top of Billboard 100

Hot girl Megan Thee Stallion is already blazing the summer as her latest single, “Savage” remix featuring Beyoncé, snags the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100

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Luther Vandross - Always And Forever - Royal Albert Hall 1994

Watch this live performance of Always and Forever at Royal Albert Hall in 1994, originally released on Luther Vandross Grammy Award winning 1991 album, Power of

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Fame (Irene Cara song)

Fame is a pop song, written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics),[1] released in 1980 that achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series.[1] The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie. It won the Academy

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