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2 Live Crew Rapper Fresh Kid Ice Dead at 53
Fresh Kid Ice, one of the founding members of the Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died at 53. Born Christopher Wong Won in 1964 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, he co-founded 2 Live Crew with DJ Mr. Mixx and Amazing V in 1984 and eventually was joined by Luther Campbell. “My Condolence goes…
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Rap Legend Prodigy From Mobb Deep Dead at 42
Just days after performing on tour in Las Vegas, Prodigy from the rap group Mobb Deep has died at the age of 42. Prodigy, born Albert Johnson, was raised in the Queensbridge Houses of New York City’s borough of Queens and came from a long line of musicians. His grandfather Budd Johnson and great-uncle Keg…
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Morehouse Interim President Dies
Updated Thursday, June 8, 2017, 11:52 a.m. EDT: The Morehouse College board of trustees has released the following statement regarding the sudden death of interim President William J. “Bill” Taggart: We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Interim President William J. “Bill” Taggart, a beloved colleague, father and friend. For the past two…
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Words of Comfort for the Motherless on Mother’s Day
While many of us celebrate Mother’s Day by honoring our mom with gifts, breakfast in bed, movie dates and all-around pampering, there are many people in the world who no longer have their mothers. This tragedy makes acknowledging this holiday difficult. Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey has released her debut book, Things I Wish…
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Aaron Hernandez Had Bible Verse Written Across Forehead and May Have Smoked K2 Before His Death: Report
On Wednesday, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was found unresponsive in his single cell at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Mass. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It was initially reported that Hernandez committed suicide by hanging himself with a bedsheet from a window…
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Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Kills Himself in Prison Cell
Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 10:26 a.m. EDT: Jose Baez, the attorney who represented Hernandez in his double-homicide trial, has launched an investigation on behalf of Hernandez. Baez says he believes it’s possible his former client was murdered by either inmates or prison officials, according to TMZ Sports. Earlier: On the heels of being found…
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NYC Man Plummets to His Death After Trying to Escape Police Out of Window
In a Facebook Live video, Jamel Chandler, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y., said that he hadn’t been home for a month and that cops were knocking at his door to arrest him. In an attempt to evade arrest, Chandler tied together some bedsheets and tried to escape from a window of the 11th-floor apartment where he…
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Court Documents Show Medications Found in Prince’s Home Were Not Prescribed to Him
On Monday, court documents became public involving the death of Prince. The unsealed documents showed that the medications found in the singer’s home were not prescribed to him. Bottles of opioid painkillers found in the home were prescribed to Prince’s friend and former drummer Kirk Johnson, according to CNN. The pills were found in various…
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I Agree With Charles Barkley: Isaiah Thomas Crying Before the Game Made Me Uncomfortable, Too
Just a few days before the Boston Celtics were to take on the Chicago Bulls, star guard Isaiah Thomas’ 22-year-old sister, Chyna Thomas, was killed in a car crash. The news was shocking. Isaiah Thomas was considered a game-time decision, and in a sports trope that has become as sadistic as it is celebrated, Thomas…