Dwight Errington Meyers had a way with words whether he was rhyming or not. “God gave me a gift to put people at ease,” said…

A private funeral will be held for rapper Heavy D on Friday November 18th at Grace Baptist church in his hometown of Mt. Vernon. A public viewing will take place the day before from noon to 6pm. Dwight “Heavy D” Myers died on November 8th at the age of 44. He was pronounced dead at […]

Heavy D will be remembered by many music fans for his classic songs like “Don’t Curse”, “Now That We’ve Found Love” and “Mr. Big Stuff.” But Dwight Myers was one of the first rappers to make the leap to Hollywood. The Jamaican born artist put his hometown of Mt. Vernon on the map musically but […]

Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, has died at age 70. His former publicist told the Associated Press that the singer and songwriter died in a New York City hospital on Monday. He had undergone radiation treatment for throat cancer. Ashford & Simpson were known for their hit “Solid” […]

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3 Years ago today, the world lost their Club Queen, K-Swift. The Edgerton Family lost a daughter, a sister, a neice, a cousin, a grandaughter. I lost a bestfriend. It’s still very hard that she isn’t physically here with me, but when I get sad I think of all the memories we shared. Her laugh! […]

According to his U.K. publisher Jamie Byng (via The Daily Swarm), Gil Scott-Heron, the celebrated poet, musician, and author, died today. He was 62 years old. Scott-Heron’s cause of death remains unknown. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word […]

The remaining group members of Cali Swag District will attend the funeral of slain member M Bone today (May 27th). The rapper born Montae Talbert, was gunned down in front of a liquor store in Inglewood, California on May 15th. Cali Swag District rose to national prominence with their hit single, “Teach Me How To […]

Cali Swag District group member M-Bone was killed Sunday night outside a liquor store in Inglewood, California. The news brought a black cloud over the Internets while celebs and fans mourned the fallen rapper on Twitter and Facebook. M-Bone’s life was taken too soon due to senseless violence and a blatant disregard for life. Let’s […]

Nearly a year after his death, 80’s child star Gary Coleman still hasn’t been buried. Vic Perillo, Coleman’s former manager, claims that the burial has been delayed due to legal wrangling between Coleman’s widow and his parents.

Police have a new lead in the death of BET and HOT 97 personality DJ Megatron. DJ Megatron, born Corey McGriff, was shot and killed in Staten Island, NY early Sunday morning.

According to the New York Daily News, BET host and Hot 97 DJ Megatron was shot and killed in Staten Island. Witnesses heard a single shot at about 2 a.m. in the Clifton section of Staten Island. Megatron was pronounced dead on the scene a short time later from a gun shot to his stomach. […]

Legendary DJ and producer Kid Capri (real name David Love) just announced via twitter that he lost his mother. “I just watch my moms take her last breath, I am beyond hurt,.'” he wrote. “I will always always have you in my mind and heart, I love you Ma!” Capri is a pioneer in the […]