Rapper Coolio, who helped to shape hip-hop, has died at 59
Grammy-winning, rapper, producer and actor Coolio has died. He was best-known for hits “Fantastic Voyage” and “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Share This Article
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Coolio, rapper with hits including ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ has died at 59 : NPR
Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday, Sept. 28, at age 59, his manager said. Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP hide caption toggle […]
‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dead at 59
Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper best known for the 1995 single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died, his longtime manager confirmed Wednesday to The Times. He was 59. The musician was found unresponsive Wednesday afternoon on the bathroom […]
Music Exec Involved With A.I. Rapper FN Meka Used N-Word in Old Lyrics
Anthony Martini is facing another wave of controversy. The music executive made headlines this year for his defense of FN Meka, an A.I.-generated rapper that was backed by Martini’s New Factory project. The digital artist […]
Rapper Famous Dex Enters Rehab Following Jail Release
Rapper Famous Dex is taking another shot at battling his addiction issues, and this attempt comes right on the heels of his latest stint in jail. Sources close to Dex tell TMZ … the RichForever […]
Courteney Cox jokes ‘old Kanye thought Friends was funny’ after rapper takes aim at show – Music News
Courteney Cox has laughed off Kanye West’s recent criticism of Friends. Us Weekly reports that in a since-deleted Instagram post, the rapper called the genre-defining sitcom “not funny”. While addressing posts that have come from […]
How Old is Diddy, and What is the Famous Rapper Up to These Days?
Credit: @diddy Diddy. Puffy. Puff. Puffy Daddy. P. Diddy. Sean John. Sean Combs. According to William Shakespeare, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. It’s a line from arguably his most famous […]
Chance the Rapper Talks ‘Star Line Gallery’, Legacy & More
For many, life is like a suspended circle: It opens when we’re born, closes when we pass away, and everything we create and accomplish in the middle defines our legacy. Chance the Rapper sees it […]
Roc Nation Announces Signing of Brooklyn Rapper HDBeenDope
HDBeenDope has formally joined the Roc Nation family. Tuesday, the Brooklyn artist officially announced his signing to Roc Nation, saying in a statement that “serendipity” played a pivotal role on his path to signing with […]
Rapper the Game goes viral shading 50 Cent during concert
Rapper the Game went viral after shading 50 Cent during his concert in Houston, Texas. The long-standing beef between the rappers picked up again over the weekend, when 50 Cent taunted Game after winning an Emmy […]
Eminem, Drake Honor Late Battle Rapper
Pat Stay, a Canadian battle rapper (often hailed as one of the best) from Nova Scotia, died at 36 years old this weekend. TMZ reports he was the victim of a stabbing in downtown Halifax […]
Toronto rapper Killy returns with Jaegen-produced single “CEO”
Toronto rapper Killy recently got out of his deal with Epic Records, and he’s starting the next chapter of his career as an independent artist with new single and video “CEO” via his own Secret […]
Stacey Dash just got word that rapper DMX died a year ago
Stacey Dash is paying tribute to fallen rapper DMX — more than a year after his untimely death. The “Clueless” and “Renaissance Man” actor apparently learned of the legendary rapper’s April 2021 death this week […]
Watch moment rapper Bad Bunny shares kiss with backup dancer during VMA concert at Yankee Stadium
RAPPER Bad Bunny shared a kiss with a male backup dancer while performing at this year’s VMA concert. The historic moment happened at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony that was held at New York’s […]
Addison Rae’s mom, 42, shocks VMA viewers as she makes out with rapper Yung Gravy, 26, & fans think they’re ‘dating’
ADDISON Rae’s mom, Sheri Easterling, has shocked fans after she made out with rapper Yung Gravy at the MTV VMAs, leading to rumors they’re a couple. Previously, the TikTok star’s father, Monty Lopez, expressed a […]
Dubious White Guy Who Built ‘FN Meka,’ A Black Robot Rapper, Lost His Record Deal
Last week, the world learned that Capitol Music Group was signing FN Meka, the world’s first and hopefully only big AI rapper. A week later, we have to announce the sad news that FN Meka […]
Capitol Records ‘Drops’ Virtual Rapper FN Meka Over Racism Allegations
FN Meka (Photo Credit: Capitol Music Group/UMG) Yes, robots can get canceled, too. Effectively immediately, Capitol Music Group and its parent Universal Music Group have ‘severed ties’ with virtual artist FN Meka following allegations of […]
Rapper Big Pooh Drops His New Album, ‘To Dream In Color’
One half of influential North Carolina hip-hop duo Little Brother, the gregarious Rapper Big Pooh is adding to his prolific solo output. With over a dozen projects under his belt as a solo artist, Pooh […]
FN Meka, the N-Word Using AI Rapper with Non-Black Creators, Explained
AI robot rapper FN Meka recently was “signed” to Capitol Records as the first of his kind, but the label forgot to do one key thing before launching his career: comb through social media. Now […]
Rapper Big Pooh Shares New Album ‘To Dream In Color’
Three years after the release of Little Brother’s latest album, 2019’s May The Lord Watch, one of the group’s co-founders returns with his latest LP. Ahead of his headlining tour this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, […]