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Iran overturns death sentence of popular hip-hop rapper, a critic of the government
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran overturns death sentence of popular hip-hop rapper, a critic of the government

LA Times  

Protesters in Berlin in April attend a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular rapper in Iran and to support the women of Iran. Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in police custody …

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Quavo steps up advocacy against gun violence after his nephew Takeoff’s shooting death
1 year, 3 months ago

Quavo steps up advocacy against gun violence after his nephew Takeoff’s shooting death

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff being gunned down last year is a disturbing sight he doesn’t want anyone else to experience. After Quavo met with Harris, the vice president praised the rapper and Davenport’s “call for action” to prevent gun violence. “We need to figure out how do we keep these …

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Cause of British rapper’s death in Brazil cannot be determined – coroner
1 year, 4 months ago

Cause of British rapper’s death in Brazil cannot be determined – coroner

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Mukendi’s father, Ken, told the inquest at London Inner South Coroner’s Court, Southwark, …

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Drugs, drug paraphernalia were found at scene of rapper Coolio’s death
1 year, 9 months ago

Drugs, drug paraphernalia were found at scene of rapper Coolio’s death

LA Times  

A medical examiner’s report explains how drugs and drug paraphernalia factored into the official ruling on Coolio’s death. Coolio’s cause of death, initially thought to be from natural causes, wound up being classified as accidental because drugs and drug paraphernalia that were found at the scene, according to a medical examiner’s report. Music 5 classic Coolio songs that aren’t “Gangsta’s …

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The state of hip-hop in Atlanta after the death of rapper Takeoff
2 years, 2 months ago

The state of hip-hop in Atlanta after the death of rapper Takeoff

NPR  

The state of hip-hop in Atlanta after the death of rapper Takeoff NPR's Juana Summers talks with culture reporter Jewel Wicker about the state of hip-hop in Atlanta after the death of rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop group Migos. WICKER: But people here in Atlanta and even die-hard fans elsewhere know that the Migos over the past decade …

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23-year-old rapper Kee Riches fatally shot in Compton over weekend
2 years, 3 months ago

23-year-old rapper Kee Riches fatally shot in Compton over weekend

LA Times  

Kee Riches, a 23-year-old L.A. rapper, was shot and killed in Compton on Saturday night. Riches, whose real name is Kian Nellum, was shot along with another man — 29-year-old Robert Leflore Jr. — around 9:40 p.m. on the 1500 block of S. Chester Avenue in Compton, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. …

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Commentary: Let’s not demonize Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles after shooting of rapper PnB Rock
2 years, 3 months ago

Commentary: Let’s not demonize Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles after shooting of rapper PnB Rock

LA Times  

The restaurant was nearly empty. Chatter on social media since Monday’s shooting includes claims that the Roscoe’s location at West Manchester Avenue and South Main Street, shown Tuesday, is unsafe. Jesse Jackson.” In 1996, the late restaurant critic Jonathan Gold called the Hollywood Roscoe’s the “Carnegie Deli of L.A.’s R&B scene, a place where everybody goes, mostly because everybody goes …

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Man sentenced to 10 years in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death
2 years, 8 months ago

Man sentenced to 10 years in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A man who admitted supplying the dealer who sold Mac Miller the drugs that killed the rapper has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Reavis knowingly supplied counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to co-defendant Cameron James Pettit, 30, of Los Angeles, according to a plea agreement. Another co-defendant, Stephen Andrew Walter, 48, of Los …

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Gully Boy rapper MC TodFod passes away at 24, Ranveer Singh and Siddhant Chaturvedi mourn his death
2 years, 9 months ago

Gully Boy rapper MC TodFod passes away at 24, Ranveer Singh and Siddhant Chaturvedi mourn his death

India TV News  

Highlights MC TodFod's tracks were inspired by environmental and human rights TodFod features in Gully Boy's promotional song India 91 TodFod was part of 2018 Vice India documentary on Gully rap scene in Mumbai titled Kya Bolta Bantai Gully Boy actors Ranveer Singh and Siddhant Chaturvedi mourned the death of Dharmesh Parmar aka rapper MC TodFod. TodFod also featured in …

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Snoop Dogg buys Death Row Records, onetime label home and gangsta rap powerhouse
2 years, 11 months ago

Snoop Dogg buys Death Row Records, onetime label home and gangsta rap powerhouse

LA Times  

L.A.’s most infamous gangsta rap brand is now in very familiar hands. Snoop Dogg, the Long Beach rapper and business mogul whose 1993 album “Doggystyle” became one of the label’s preeminent releases, has acquired the label from the MNRK Music Group, an arm of the investment firm Blackstone. In a statement, Snoop Dogg, 50, said, “I am thrilled and appreciative …

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Man to plead guilty in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death
3 years, 1 month ago

Man to plead guilty in rapper Mac Miller’s drug death

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — An Arizona man accused of supplying the dealer who sold Mac Miller the drugs that killed the rapper has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge, prosecutors said Wednesday. Ryan Michael Reavis, 38, will admit to a single count of distribution of fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said in a statement. Reavis knowingly …

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Nas, Eve, Snoop, Aaliyah’s mom react to death of rapper DMX
3 years, 8 months ago

Nas, Eve, Snoop, Aaliyah’s mom react to death of rapper DMX

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Reaction to the death of Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, who died Friday at 50. Unfortunately, Dark Man X took over and ran amok, tormented and struggling to find the light.. DMX gave me the inspiration to keep going at Def Jam when rap became soft and silly,” Lyor Cohen, a former executive at Def Jam, said in a …

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DMX death: Fans and celebrities pay tribute to ‘legend’ rapper
3 years, 8 months ago

DMX death: Fans and celebrities pay tribute to ‘legend’ rapper

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rapper and actor Eve, who was on the Ruff …

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Mac Miller: SZA, Chance the Rapper and Kehlani lead tributes on anniversary of rapper’s death
4 years, 4 months ago

Mac Miller: SZA, Chance the Rapper and Kehlani lead tributes on anniversary of rapper’s death

The Independent  

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