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Young Dolph was a rapper known for music including his Top 5 2020 album “Rich Slave.”Born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., Young Dolph was from Memphis. He titled his debut studio album after his hometown; 2015’s “King of Memphis” made it to the Billboard Top 50.

Biz Markie was a rapper best known for his 1989 hit song, “Just a Friend.”Markie had moderate success on R&B radio with his early singles “Make the Music With Your Mouth” (1987) and “Vapors” (1988). But it was “Just a Friend” that made him a star, reaching No.

Shock G was the frontman for the hip-hop group Digital Underground, whose hits included “The Humpty Dance.”Born Gregory Jacobs, Shock G became well known under a different alter ego in 1990, when “The Humpty Dance” shot up the charts.

Black Rob was a rapper best known for his 2000 hit single, “Whoa.”Born Robert Ross, Black Rob grew up in Harlem and began rapping before his teens. He began appearing as a featured rapper on other artists’ songs, including 112’s “Come See Me,” Faith Evans’ “Love Like This,” and Mase’s “24 Hrs.

U-Roy was a Jamaican musician who pioneered toasting, a precursor to rap music in which a DJ talked over the records he was playing.Born Ewart Beckford, U-Roy began his DJ career in the early 1960s, playing records at parties. A style began to develop in Jamaica: DJs would extend their between-records patter, talking over instrumental breaks during songs.

@PrinceMarkieDee of the Fat Boys' passing. One of my childhood idols & favorite mc's of all time.

John Fletcher was a rapper with the influential early rap group Whodini, who went by the name Ecstasy.Fletcher formed Whodini in the early 1980s with Jalil Hutchins, joining the growing hip-hop scene in New York City. They were one of the first hip-hop groups to receive a nationwide following, thanks to early singles including “Magic’s Wand,” the first rap song with a video.

Kevin Durant isn’t part of the NBA playoffs, but that didn’t mean he was going to sit idly by while his pal Drake shot a music video inside Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.

Laugh Now Cry Later, a slow thumper from his forthcoming album Certified Lover Boy, showing himself trying his hand at sports while hanging out with the likes of Odell Beckham Jr. and getting tackled by Marshawn Lynch.

Jordan Groggs, also known as Stepa J. Groggs, was a rapper with the Arizona hip hop group Injury Reserve.Groggs formed Injury Reserve in 2013 along with Nathaniel “Ritchie With a T” Ritchie and Parker Corey.

Rapper Iggy Azalea has reportedly become a mom.

Drake’s Toosie Slide has reached over 3 billion plays on TikTok, and become the fastest rising music trend on the video sharing platform, according to TMZ.

Federal prosecutors in New York have added a string of new charges to R. Kelly’s racketeering indictment, including an allegation of sex with a minor.

Post Malone has quashed rumours he’s battling drug addiction after a video of him stumbling and rolling on the floor during one of his live shows went viral online.

R. Kelly’s attorney is fighting for the dismissal of racketeering charges filed against the R&B veteran in New York.

Late rapper Pop Smoke accidentally broadcasted his home address online the day before he was fatally shot at the property.

Rising star Pop Smoke has been shot and killed in what appears to be a home invasion robbery.

Rapper Nicki Minaj was “bullied” into rush-releasing her new single, Yikes.

Rap superstar Eminem stunned the audience and viewers alike at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday by staging a surprise performance of his Oscar-winning hit, Lose Yourself.

R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriend Azriel Clary has accused the disgraced singer of blackmailing his sexual assault victims into keeping quiet.

Jailed R&B star R. Kelly was forced to miss a court date this week due to hernia surgery.

Ariana Grande and more than a half-dozen songwriters were sued for copyright infringement on Thursday by a hip hop artist who says the pop star’s 2019 Grammy-nominated single 7 Rings was plagiarized from a song he recorded two years earlier.

R. Kelly’s ex Dominique Gardner will open up about her relationship with the embattled singer for the first time in the new Surviving R. Kelly series.

Kanye West has seemingly backed T.I. after the rapper controversially admitted he takes his daughter for an annual virginity check-up.

Rap mogul Damon Dash is ending 2019 with a new legal woe — he has been accused of sexual battery by a top hip-hop photographer.