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All These Songs Mention Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Is There A Meaning Behind Them?
These songs that have mentioned the disgraced music mogul have not aged too well over the years.
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Eminem Disses Diddy, Kanye West and Others on New Album ‘The Death of Slim Shady’
The legendary Detroit rapper had smoke for the entire rap industry on his new album.
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Verzuz, 'You Are Love' for Your Upcoming Lineup and the 'Reasons' Include The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire
If this past weekend’s Raekwon Verzuz Ghostface Killah battle didn’t already bring enough ruckus, Verzuz (and its new parent company, Triller Network) has quite the lineup coming for us! “We couldn’t be happier to be elevating Verzuz and Triller and to recognize, in a very real way, all of the artists who have helped make…
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Black Music Groups With 3-Letter* Names, Ranked
I started thinking about SWV. And then I started thinking about TLC.
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R.I.P. 44-Year-Old New Orleans Bounce Deejay Black N Mild Dies After Coronavirus Diagnosis
New Orleans-born Bounce luminary DJ Black N Mind has reportedly passed away as a result of the coronavirus at the age of 44. The popular record spinner, whose real name is Oliver Stokes Jr., died on March 19, according to NOLA.com. The news outlet confirmed with the Orleans Parish Coroner’s office that Stokes tested positive…
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Ja'Net DuBois' Birth Father May Have Been Jazz Legend Cab Calloway, Family Claims
There appear to be some questions arising in regard to Ja’Net DuBois’ lineage. On Thursday, TMZ reported DuBois’ cause of death, confirming the late star died from cardiac arrest. However, it looks like there was another bit of found information on the death certificate that raises eyebrows. DuBois’ family believes the late actress’ birth father…
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Legendary Jazz Pianist McCoy Tyner Dead at 81
Another one of the greatest who ever did it has gone on to glory. Legendary jazz pianist McCoy Tyner is dead at age 81. The death of the free-flowing jazz giant, who played piano alongside John Coltrane, Donald Byrd and Art Blakey, was announced by family members via social media on Friday. “It is with…
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BET Networks to Honor Kobe Bryant With Full Coverage of Memorial, Other Programming
BET Networks will celebrate the life and memory of late basketball legend Kobe Bryant in a special way. The Black-centric ViacomCBS-owned network announced its plans to pay tribute to the iconic five-time NBA champion who perished with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a fatal helicopter crash on Jan. 26. On Feb. 24, a…
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Deathstreaming: U.S. Army Vet Whose Son Was Killed on Facebook Live Says ‘Violence Has to Stop’
Could you imagine how it feels to have served in the military and then work a quarter of a century for the Department of Corrections to learn one day that your son has been murdered while broadcasting on social media—of all places? That is what happened to Roosevelt Rankins, Sr., whose 34-year old namesake was…
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Legendary Designer Karl Lagerfeld Dies
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most recognizable faces in fashion (and at times, one of the more controversial) has died. He was reported to be 85 years old. The German-born designer was known within and outside of the fashion industry for his iconic monochrome uniform of sunglasses, a dark suit, fingerless gloves, and…