Day: July 18, 2022
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ROXANNE SHANTÉ REMINDS EVERYONE THERE’S NO BIZ MARKIE STORY WITHOUT HER + DJ COOL V ON FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Biz Markie passed away just over a year ago on July 16, 2021. The beloved “Clown Prince of Hip Hop” had been hospitalized for months due to complications stemming from Type II diabetes. Naturally, the Hip Hop community was devastated by Biz’s passing and his peers came out in droves to express their condolences. Among them was Roxanne…
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WILL SMITH SMACKED CHRIS ROCK OVER JADA PINKETT’S 2PAC OBSESSION ACCORDING TO COMEDIAN’S BROTHER
Anyone familiar with 2Pac’s past knows about his relationship with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett. The two met in the 1990s at the Baltimore School for The Arts and struck up a platonic friendship, although many speculate their relationship went deeper than that. Over the years, Pinkett has made her love for 2Pac abundantly clear on every…
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WYCLEF JEAN EXPLAINS WHY HE THOUGHT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT ‘DIG’ HIS DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘THE CARNIVAL’
https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.71780/title.wyclef-jean-explains-why-he-thought-people-might-not-dig-his-debut-solo-album-the-carnival EXCLUSIVE – Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras — collectively known as Fugees — delivered their sophomore album The Score in 1996 to critical and commercial acclaim. As of February 2021, the Grammy Award-winning effort has been certified 7x-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Needless to say, the…
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KANYE WEST CALLS STEVE LACY ONE OF THE ‘MOST INSPIRING PEOPLE ON THE PLANET’ FOLLOWING ‘GEMINI RIGHTS’ RELEASE
Steve Lacy dropped the follow-up to the Apollo XXI album, Gemini Rights, on Friday (July 16) and quickly earned high praise from a notable Gemini, Kanye West. As Lacy basked in the glow of the album’s release, he took to Instagram to give thanks to supporters who’ve been along for the ride with him, dating back to his early days as…
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NO SLEEP TIL: BEASTIE BOYS SQUARE FINALLY A REALITY ON ‘PAUL’S BOUTIQUE’ CORNER IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, NY – A New York community board rejected a proposal to rename the Lower East Side corner of Ludlow Street and Rivington Street – the same corner immortalized on the cover art for the Beastie Boys’ 1988 album Paul’s Boutique — as “Beastie Boys Square” in 2014. Nearly a decade later, a renewed application has reportedly been approved. According to PIX11, New York City council…