R.I.P. Afrika Bambaataa

Controversial Hip Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa has died age 68...

R.I.P. Gwendolyn 'Blondy' Chisolm

Hip Hop pioneer Blondy from the rap group 'The Sequence,' that included the late Angie Stone, has died age 66...

R.I.P. Dee Freeman

Actress Dee Freeman has died after a bout with Cancer...

R.I.P. Barry Caldwell

Beloved animator and storyboard artist Barry Caldwell has died age 86...

R.I.P. KiKi Shepard

Kiki Shepard, who hosted Showtime at the Apollo for 15 years, has died age 74...

R.I.P. Judy Pace

Actress, Judy Pace, has died age 83...

R.I.P. Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has died age 84...

Lil Jon's Son Has Died

Last week rapper Lil Jon's son, Nathan 'DJ Young Slade' Smith, was reported missing in Atlanta after walking away from his home without any clothes on [click here if you missed that].

Nathan's body has been found...

R.I.P. LaMonte McLemore

LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the Grammy Award winning singing group, 'The 5th Dimension,' has died age 90...

R.I.P. Billy 'Bass' Nelson

Parliament Funkadelic founding bass player, Billy 'Bass' Nelson, has died age 75...

 

R.I.P. Michael "5000" Watts

DJ and Swishahouse Records founder, Michael "5000" Watts, has died age 52...

Cori Broadus Announces the Passing of Her Child

Last month rapper Snoop Dogg's daughter, Cori Broadus, welcomed home her first child after spending 10 months in the NICU [click here if you missed that].

Over the weekend Cori announced that her daughter has passed away...

R.I.P. Demond Wilson

Actor Grady Demond Wilson, who played Lamont Sanford opposite Redd Foxx on Sanford and Son, has died age 79...

R.I.P. Music producer Bryan Loren

Music producer and songwriter Bryan Loren has died age 58...

R.I.P. Lowell “Sly” Dunbar

Drummer, Lowell Fillmore 'Sly' Dunbar, has died age 73...

R.I.P. Betty Jean Newsome

Singer / song writer Betty Jean Newsome, who co-wrote James Brown's smash hit single, "It's A Man's World, has died age 86...

R.I.P. Dr. Gladys West

Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician who developed the Global Positioning System (GPS) [click here if you missed that], has died age 95...

R.I.P. Kianna Underwood

Former child star, Kianna Underwood, killed in a hit and run in New York...

R.I.P. Claudette Colvin

Claudette Clovin, who was arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus for a white passenger nine months before the arrest of Rosa Parks [click here if you missed that], has died age 86...

R.I.P. James Bernard

Celebrated Hip Hop journalist, James Bernard, has been confirmed dead more than 17 months after he was reported missing...