rap pioneers

Hip Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow is on the road to recovery after his spleen ruptured causing him to be rushed to the emergency room in a near-death experience. He explained on his Instagram that the rupture led to bleeding inside of his stomach. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. “The Covid […]

Spinderella, the woman formally known as Deidra Roper, is suing her former group mates for unpaid royalties for her appearance on their reality show as well as some touring appearances. Now, weeks later, Salt N Pepa, Sandra “Pepa” Denton and Cheryl “Salt” James are responding. According to The Blast, the two women claim that they […]

Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer has stayed in the game for so long because she’s versatile. From female rap pioneer to actress to radio host and entrepreneur, she’s continued to evolve in the entertainment industry. When we caught up with her recently, Lyte gave us some insight into her upcoming role on the New York Undercover […]

LL Cool J has enjoyed a career that has spanned three decades and counting and is one of the few rappers turned actors who has sustained his visibility across the genres. Over the weekend, the rapper born James Todd Smith received a Kennedy Center Honor along with other notables, cementing his legacy for years to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York prosecutor said Thursday that a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five stabbed a homeless man to death in Manhattan after he became enraged because he thought the man believed he was gay and was hitting on him, and he feared he would be robbed. Rapper […]

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the founding members of the 1980s hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five has been arrested in New York in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man. Police say 57-year-old Nathaniel Glover, also known as The Kidd Creole, was arrested Wednesday night on murder charges. […]

  Veteran rapper MC Lyte talked to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her upcoming performance during the CIAA Tournament weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although she’s well know as a rapper and, lately, a deejay, she’s also got a lucrative career doing voiceovers and is hosting a Centric music video show Morning Cup from […]