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Biz Markie, the rapper best known for his 1989 hit “Just a Friend” died Friday evening after a battle with diabetes complications. The 57-year-old artist died at a Baltimore hospital, and held his wife’s hand as he took his last breath, according to his manager. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, Hip Hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away,” Jenni Izumi said in a statement to The Post.

The rapper DMX, who died Friday, liked to watch “The Golden Girls,” Gabrielle Union revealed in a taping of the foodies show “Hot Ones.” In a clip from 2017 shared on Twitter Union told the host Sean Evans: “DMX loves the “Golden Girls and that’s a real fun fact!” Union recalled a moment during the filming of “Cradle 2 the Grave” in the early 2000’s when she went to fetch him to film. “There was a dog biting incident with one of the PAs who had been sent to go get him, so after a while no one wanted to...

Chet Hanks (left) has accused his ex-girlfriend Kiana Parker (right) of carrying out a bloody attack on him with a knife in a newly surfaced video amid a messy legal battle after they split

Country music is at an impasse. The genre’s two biggest stars — who also happen to be two of the nation’s best-selling artists —couldn’t be more different: one, an ebullient gay Black man; the other, a loutish-behaving, drunk white bigot. Lil Nas X has upward of 20 million singles sold of his genre-blending song “Old Town Road,” while Morgan Wallen’s double album, Dangerous, is preparing to reach two consecutive months atop Billboard’s Hot 200 chart. This comes after Wallen uttered the word “ni**er” out loud while being filmed on the first day of 2021’s Black History Month. Despite the 27-year...

Tom MacDonald is once again making his presence felt on the US iTunes platform. His latest success comes courtesy new single “Clown World,” which is off to a strong start on the hip-hop/rap and overall song sales charts. As of press time at 11:25PM ET Friday, “Clown World” holds the #1 position on the hip-hop/rap. It meanwhile sits at #3 on the all-genre listing; only Elle King & Miranda Lambert’s “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” (#1) and Lauren Daigle’s “Hold On To Me” (#2) are currently selling at a faster pace. MacDonald’s recent releases have all been faring...

It’s no secret that we are in the middle of a pandemic, but based on the moves of your favorite Hip-Hop artists, you probably couldn’t tell that was the case at all.It’s been nearly a year since COVID-19 has upended all of our lives and has infected and taken the lives of millions of people around the world. Here in the United States, the situation is currently dire thanks to the incompetent leadership of the lame-duck president Donald Trump, his administration, and the Republicans who ridiculously continue to follow his lead. The virus has infected over 17 million Americans, and...

Snoop Dogg says he believes women rappers shouldn’t rap about their anatomy or sexuality. During a recent interview with Central Ave, he gave his honest thoughts about Cardi B’s hit song “WAP,” which features Megan Thee Stallion. Apparently, he thinks it’s too explicit. “Oh my God. Slow down. Like, slow down. And let’s have some imagination,” Snoop said of the song lyrics. “Let’s have some, you know, privacy, some intimacy where he wants to find out as opposed to you telling him.” The Doggfather says Cardi should “slow down” when discussing her privates because he feels like they are something...

FC Cincinnati coach Ron Jans has resigned amid investigations into his alleged use of a racial slur. The club, which confirmed his departure in a statement Tuesday, had previously told ESPN that Jans "stepped away" from coaching duties while the investigation was ongoing.

Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch has shared an unexpected update, which is he will be on the stage with one of the most famous rappers in the world, Kanye West. According to the official statement of Brian Welch, he agreed with the Kanye West to play together on 18th January at the Sun Devil Stadium in Phoenix. After he shared this news, he added that this will be much more interesting than it seems. Here is what Brian Welch captioned: “Kanye added to our JANUARY 18 event in @sundevilstadium in Phoenix AZ, this just got more interesting… see you there.”...

Kanye West marked one year of hosting Sunday Service on Skid Row in Los Angeles. The "Jesus Is King" artist chose downtown LA's Union Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter that offers foot and spiritual guidance to those in need, to host the special service and share a short message saying he wants to end homelessness around the world. “A lot of times people say, ‘Thank you Ye for Sunday Service.’ I’m saying thank God. This thing saved my life,” West said while singing "Closed On Sunday," a song referencing Chick-fil-A and family values. “This thing was an alternative to opioids....

Kanye West has dedicated his new album to the Gospel. Millions and millions are listening. The comments are overwhelmingly positive. I've never been a fan but he has my respect.

Succeed Phly Guy, a rapper and former associate of Hip Hop collective Jet Life was shot dead, according to a local news report. Succeed, whose real name is Ronnie Cravens, 40, was reportedly killed in the city of Henderson, Nevada. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to CBS affiliate KLAS 8NewsNow. Jenna Ivory, a former adult entertainer and Succeed’s girlfriend, confirmed his death in an Instagram statement. “I can’t even fu**in think right now or breathe. I just got the phone call. My love, I don’t wanna be here without you. They took you away too soon. It...

For four years, Joe Robinson and Lance Woods ran the streets of Detroit. Robinson took the east side where he resided, and Woods had the west side. But they never ran together. They didn’t know each other. Though both lifelong Detroiters, their paths never crossed. Not in running, and not in their careers. Woods worked in youth development in the local school system while Robinson operated as a young, hip hip entrepreneur with his company APX Management, which works with up-and-coming rappers in the city. Yet both had a similar vision for their home and the African-American community: a running...

ASAP Rocky was still in a Swedish jail as of Friday afternoon, awaiting possible charges related to an alleged assault, though that may change soon after the Trump administration said it may get involved in seeking his release. Rocky's managers have said the musician acted to protect himself. TMZ posted a video on July 2 that the site claimed shows Rocky attempting to calm things down immediately before the incident. Fans of the rapper have been begging for the help of President Donald Trump to bring the American musician home after authorities in Sweden extended his time behind bars. President...

Trump wants reparations. President Donald Trump believes that he's owed two additional years to serves as president of the American people because, by his measure, the first two years of his presidency were shrouded in controversy that he believes has finally come to a close following special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. It was originally conservative religious leader Jerry Falwell Jr. who tweeted out that he only now supports "reparations" because Trump had his time stolen from him by a "corrupt failed coup." Donald Trump would take to the platform to co-sign the idea of his presidency being stolen from him,...

This week, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif) tried to bolster her prospects for nabbing the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 election by alleging she can see the future. "Back when I was in college in the 1980s I had a glimpse of the future where I saw the rise to fame of Snoop Dogg and Tupac," she claimed. "This was before anyone, including me, knew who these people were. Then came the 1990s and both shot to the top of the music world." "Now I see two paths diverging depending on who is elected our next president," Harris said....

Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, popular music. Putin says “if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it.” […] Putin noted that “rap is based on three pillars: sex, drugs and protest.” But he is particularly concerned with drug themes prevalent in rap, saying “this is a path to the degradation of the nation.” …

T.I. went on an epic tirade following Kanye West’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday (October 11). Alongside a FOX News video clip, T.I. took to Instagram to purge his thoughts on — what he calls — “the most repulsive, disgraceful and embarrassing act of desperation” he’s ever witnessed. “Now I’ve been extremely patient and made it a point to not jump to any premature conclusions about Ye’& his antics… Partially due to the lessons learned from the outcome of other similar situations dealing wit my brother Wayne (which I admittedly mishandled a bit in hindsight),”...

ALBANY — Expressing frustration that urban issues are not being sufficiently addressed in New York, members of the hip hop community are looking to form their own party line for the coming state elections. The line, which would be called the New American Party, is being pushed by Jineea Butler, founder of the Hip Hop Union and a Republican congressional candidate against Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan). Butler said she and others have spoken to rap star Busta Rhymes about potentially running for governor on the line, but he has not committed. Butler said she also has reached out to LL...

On Sunday, 6ix9ine, also known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, dropped “FEFE,” his new musical collaboration with Nicki Minaj. A matter of hours later, the rapper, whose given name is Daniel Hernandez, was reportedly kidnapped, pistol-whipped and robbed. According to the Associated Press, the New York Police Department confirmed the Brooklyn-born rapper visited a police station in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the account he allegedly gave police, 6ix9ine was a passenger in a car around 4:30am when three men reportedly emerged from a second car, forced the rapper into their car and robbed him of “an undisclosed amount...