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remains in the ICU in a “vegetative state” after a drug overdose, is now surrounded by many of his children — some of whom were spotted at a mass vigil outside the hospital — as they say their “final goodbye” to their dad.

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

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, citing police.Surveillance footage obtained by investigators showed several cars fleeing the scene and at least one gunshot, according to an incident report obtained by the newspaper.A motive for the fatal shooting remains unclear.Hawk has had several recent run-ins with the law leading up to his Monday arrest, including two busts in one week last August in California, the report said.In one of the cases, Hawk allegedly broke into a random Los Angeles

Lifetime’s “Salt-N-Pepa” biopic, which premieres Saturday at 8 p.m., GG Townson flubbed the flow to the groundbreaking group’s 1993 hit “Shoop.”“We had to prepare a rap for the initial audition,” says Townson, 30.

Dearon “Deezer D” Thompson was an actor, rapper, and motivational speaker best known for his longtime role as nurse Malik McGrath in “ER.”Thompson was an “ER” cast member for the show’s entire 15-season run from 1994 to 2009, appearing in close to 200 episodes including the pilot and the series finale. His character, Malik McGrath, was an LPN who was friendly with other hospital staffers.

Playboi Carti this year.The rapper is planning to make Christmas an especially festive day for his fans by dropping his new album, appropriately titled “Whole Lotta Red,” on Friday.Carti, 24, announced the release date of the follow-up to 2018’s “Die Lit” Tuesday on Twitter, along with revealing the album cover.

“The Lion King: The Gift” album in 2019, crooning alongside Bey and daughter Blue Ivy on “Brown Skin Girl.” Now he’s making solo moves with his new album, “While the World Was Burning.”Here, he shares the story behind “Roses,” how he fulfilled his Beyoncé destiny, and why Kanye West flew him to Wyoming.A lot of people probably think “Roses” just came out this year, but this has been a long journey for the song.“Roses” started in 2015. That’s when I wrote it.

Instagram tribute Saturday, hours after he was shot dead in the Bay area.“Yase loved his fans, he worked every day for y’all. We have hundreds of songs coming for you.

TMZ reported that a fight between two groups of men outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in downtown Atlanta escalated to shots being fired.A total of six people were allegedly shot with three staying at the scene of the crime and three others running away, but still ending up at the hospital.Three of those shot died from their wounds, including King Von, though it’s unclear who shot him.The outlet further claimed that there were several police officers already present at the scene and they also

social-media influencer is known for her 2017 mixtape “VERSE(atility).”Her mother, Letricia Loftin Russell, posted to Instagram about the sad news on Thursday. “Our angel, Braxton Blue.B Baker has ascended,” Russell wrote.

“The Gucci Mane Guide to Greatness.”But it’s not as if the trap music pioneer hasn’t put in his 10,000 hours: He’s put out 20 albums, dozens of mixtapes and a best-selling autobiography. In his newest book (out October 13, Simon & Schuster), Mane, 40, gives self-help a spin, spitting out the facts of life.“People always ask me, ‘Gucci, why don’t you go speak at schools … or do seminars?’ This is my way of doing that,” he writes.

one Twitter user commented.Wearing a barely-there nude bodysuit, the singer frolicked around the stage with mask-clad dancers bumping and grinding to the mashup.The Los Angeles native was nominated for three awards this year, including song of the year for “Say So,” which pit her up against heavy-hitters Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Post Malone. She was also nominated for the Push best new artist category and best direction for the song’s music video.

Machine Gun Kelly instantly bonded with his Oscar-winning co-star on the set of their Netflix movie “Project Power,” which premieres Friday.“I’ll never forget walking on the set my first day, and I hear [my song] ‘Rap Devil’ blaring,” Machine Gun Kelly told The Post of the New Orleans shoot. “And I was looking for the source of the music, and it was Jamie Foxx playing it out of a loud boombox in his chair … What a cool way to start off a relationship between an O.G.

Malik B. was a rapper and singer who was a founding member of the Roots.Born Malik Abdul Basit, Malik B. founded the Roots along with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter in 1987.

Lil Marlo, born Rudolph Johnson, was an Atlanta rapper who recorded for the Quality Control label.Lil Marlo began recording in 2017 alongside his friend, Lil Baby. Marlo released his debut, “2 the Hard Way,” in 2017 on Quality Control Music.

Lil Baby and DaBaby.The two rappers have been cradling the top spots on the charts: Lil Baby’s “My Turn” album has spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — more than any other artist this year — while DaBaby’s “Rockstar” single, featuring Roddy Ricch, has occupied the summit of the Hot 100 for four weeks.And these hot hip-hoppers — who traded rhymes on “Baby” in 2019 and a “Life Is Good” remix earlier this year — don’t show any signs of cooling off.

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.

according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.Huey — who had a teenage daughter — was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital, police told the paper, without officially confirming his identity.A second victim went to a local precinct and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police told the paper.

On the third floor of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., one photograph in particular stands out amid the generally august and serious portraits.

Boosie Badazz bragged about allegedly orchestrating a sexual assault on his own family.

Fred the Godson has died after contracting the coronavirus earlier this month. He was 35.

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has survived hustling on the streets, bullets, waning record sales, bankruptcy and a myriad of doubters in the entertainment industry. But when you ask the hip-hop superstar-turned-actor-turned-TV mogul the secret to his success, he sounds more like a Hollywood life coach than the lyrical bully who first shook up the rap world with his sneering 2003 gangsta rap classic “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.”