LOS ANGELES (AP) — LaShawn Daniels, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter who penned songs for Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga has died. He was 41. Daniels’ wife April said in a statement that her husband died in a car accident Tuesday in South Carolina. He earned a Grammy in 2001 for his songwriting work on […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A half-brother of the late music superstar Prince has died, leaving five Prince siblings to share in the musician’s fortune. An attorney for Alfred Jackson, Asa Weston, said Friday that the 66-year-old Jackson died Wednesday night or Thursday morning in his home outside of Kansas City, Missouri. He says the cause of […]
Sad news from Atlanta on Sunday as Buddie (pictured second from left), one-fourth of the rap group Dem Franchize Boyz has reportedly passed away. The group confirmed the news via their Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1lsnYMhhHN/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mKg01hw8f/?igshid=qisy6wt0rtqq Part of the So So Def imprint, in mid-2005, DFB grew from under the height of Atlanta’s crunk era with […]
This weekend makes 18 years since Aaliyah died in the tragic plane crash that would leave us mourning for years to come.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former NFL running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident in Texas. He was 36. Benson’s attorney, Sam Bassett, said Austin law enforcement told him that Benson was killed in the wreck Saturday night. He had […]
Writers and readers alike joined in mourning the passing of the legendary Toni Morrison. The Lorain, Ohio native broke gender and racial barriers while also penning exceptional tales depicting the Black experience in America with unflinching detail.. Born Chloe Wofford in 1931, Morrison’s pen name was inspired by her baptismal name of Anthony when she joined […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy. An autopsy report released Tuesday states the “Descendants” star was found unresponsive at home on July 6, and later pronounced dead at the scene. Boyce’s family said previously that the 20-year-old died due to an ongoing […]
The New York Times reports that Nipsey Hussle is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department and the city’s attorney’s office, even after the rapper and community leader’s death in March. According to the publication, Hussle, his business associates, as well as his Marathon Clothing store, are all under investigation to determine if the strip mall he owned […]
Nipsey Hussle’s mother and brother have been added to the custody case regarding his 10-year-old daughter Emani Asghedom. According to reports, his mother, Angelique Smith, and brother Samiel Asghedom, have joined his sister Samantha Smith in the legal battle to gain guardianship over Emani. Smith and Asghedom filed an amended petition this week asking to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department has opened an internal affairs investigation into a front desk officer’s response in the aftermath of rapper Nipsey Hussle’s murder. The department’s Office of the Inspector General confirmed Monday an investigation was underway. Grand jury testimony shows the woman who drove the alleged shooter, Eric Holder, […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Court transcripts show that rapper Nipsey Hussle and the man charged with killing him had a conversation about “snitching” shortly before the rapper was shot. In grand jury transcripts unsealed Thursday, a witness testifies that the rapper told Eric Holder of rumors that Holder had been snitching about the Rollin’ 60s […]
