RIP: D'Angelo Wilson

Condolences go out to the family of D'Angelo Wilson who was found dead of an apparent suicide hanging. No details have been given yet. A lot of you remember D'Angelo played DJ Iz in the 8 Mile movie. He also had small roles in The Salon, CSI: NY, Outside Man and others.

RIP: MC Breed

The legendary rapper MC Breed died November 22, according to a source with AllHipHop.com. Not many details have been given but AllHipHop.com is reporting that, Breed was admitted to the hopital in September and placed on life support due to a collapsed kidneys failing, during a game ofbasketball.Breed's condition did improve which allowed him to later be taken off of life support.

We'LL keep you updated.

Ol Dirty Bastard's Mother wants Fans to Boycott Biography

Cherry Jones who's the mother of late rapper ODB recently spoke out about comments made about her son since his death and his wife. She also says to Boycott the upcoming book written by author Jaime Lowe, titled Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB.

"For the past four years I have sat back and watched certain individuals try and tarnish my son’s beliefs,” Jones said in a letter delivered through her son's manager to the media “My son loved every single one of his children and every single one of their mothers and provided for them all the best he could when he was alive. My son was an extremely generous soul"

she went one to say...

“I am asking all of Dirty's fans to boycott this book as none of the proceeds are going to the children and this author’s motives and intentions seems to be in the vein of disgracing my son’s legacy,” Jones stated. “Quotes from Robert Shapiro in [Wednesday's] newspaper are shameful that an attorney who represented my son for less then a minute and has been out of the spotlight would comment and speculate on my son’s health in order for a mention of his name in print.”

New Ol’ Dirty Bastard Book Hitting Shelves in December

Come December there is a book about the life and career of the late rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard.The book titled, Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB will hit shelves in early December. The biography, includes first-hand accounts from friends, relatives, and of course, his Wu-Tang Clan family

Private Funeral Arrangements Being Made For Def Jam Vp Shakir Stewart

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, there will be a private funeral for Def Jam Record’s Executive Vice-President of A&R, Shakir Stewart, who shot himself with a handgun at his Marietta, Georgia home on Saturday.

The paper also states that the police have declined to release additional details regarding Stewart’s death. Funeral arrangements are still pending and according to the Cobb medical examiner’s office, the autopsy report will take up to 12 weeks.

Def Jam Executive VP Shakir Stewart committs Suicide

Def Jam executive vice president Shakir Stewart committed suicide today (Nov. 1) in New York, according to sources. No other details were available. Shakir Stewart has signed artists such as Rick Ross, Young Jeezy and newcomer Karina Pasian. Stewart became Executive Vice-President of Def Jam Recordings replacing the departed Jay-Z.

R.I.P Rudy Ray Moore

Comedian Rudy Ray Moore, known as Dolemite, died in Akron, Ohio yesterday. He was 81

R.I.P. Levi Stubbs

Front man of The Four Tops Levi Stubbs, died Friday October 17th at the age of 72. According to the Associated Press, Stubbs passed away at his Detroit home while he was asleep.

R.I.P. Johnny Jackson

Rap music producer/songwriter better known in hip hop "Johnny J," committed suicide on Oct. 3 in the Los Angeles County Jail. According to reports, he jumped off a tier in the jail while behind bars on a DUI charge. Johnny J, is best known for his production on Tupac Shakur's albums "All Eyez on Me" and "Me Against the World." He also worked on Candyman's biggest hit, "Knockin' Boots."

R.I.P: Imam W.D. Mohammed

Imam W.D. Mohammed, who succeeded his father Elijah Muhammad as leader of the Nation of Islam, died Tuesday at the age of 74. No further details have been given.

9/11

Remembering the lives lost in the September 11th World Trade Center tragedy in 2001

Tupac Comes in At the Top Of Blender Magazines Top Overrated Artists

Tupac Shakur comes in at number 7 on a poll by Blender magazine's October issue. Though they say that he was a good rapper they feel that he was "insane rock-star charisma," and also "larded records with self-mythologizing, mediocre filler." These aren't the first hate darts the magazine has thrown at Tupac.

* Wow Its crazy because i love magazines my favorite of course is and has always been Vibe, but in all these years i just started looking through Blender(not reading, because they are very bias) and i don't really like the magazine. Really i don't know anyone who does. Not because I'm a Pac fan but because I'm a music fan. From just looking through and reading some articles i can tell their not real music fans.

Dr. Dre Buries His Son

Dr Dre’s son Andre Young Jr was buried over the weekend. Andre was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles last week. According to reports more than 200 mourners turned out to pay their respects to Dre's son. An autopsy failed to establish a cause of death but police have ruled out any foul play or drugs. Medical examiners are still awaiting the results of a toxicology report.

RIP: Jabir Herbert Muhammad

Jabir Herbert Muhammad, who was Muhammad Ali's longtime manager for most of his professional career, died on Monday. Following heart surgery in Chicago. He was 79

Dr. Dre's Son Found Dead

Condolences to Dr. Dre and his family.. Dre's son Andre was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning. The cause of death is unknown. Andre was 20years old.

RIP: Gene Upshaw

According to reports Pro Football Hall of FamerGene Upshaw has died at the age of 63. Upshaw,had been battling pancreatic cancer.

RIP:Stephanie Tubbs Jones

Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio was the first black woman to ever represent the state of Ohio in Congress. According to reports from Mrs. Jones family she passed away in an East Cleveland hospital around 6pm yesterday (August 20th). She suffered a brain aneurysm while driving yesterday which is why she was admitted to the hospital for care. She was 58.

R.I.P LeRoi Moore

LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, died last night after complications from a June ATV accident where he had a punctured lung and broken ribs. LeRoi was 46.

Rip: Pervis Jackson

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According to the Associated Press Pervis Jackson, an original member of the R&B group The Spinners. Died Monday two days after he was diagnosed with both brain and liver cancer. He was 70.

RIP:Jerry Wexler

To those of you who are not familiar with Jerry Wexler, he was the first man to used the term rhythm and blues to describe popular music. He died on Friday of congestive heart failure at his home in Sarasota, Fla. He was 91. (He contributed a lot to black Music. Goggle him!)