Disco legend Loleatta Holloway died yesterday after a brief illness. She is best known for her booming voice which was featured on 70s dance floor staples like “Love Sensation,” “Hit & Run,” and The Salsoul Orchestra’s “Runaway.” She was 64.
Troy “Escalade” Jackson, the And-1 Street Ball legend and younger brother of former NBA player Mark Jackson, died in his sleep early Sunday Morning. The 6-foot-10, 400-pound Jackson, 35, was in Los Angeles for NBA All-Star Weekend. He was Tweeting about the festivities from his account @Escalade53 and appeared to be having a great time. […]
Soul-Blues singer Marvin Sease has died at age 64. Sease died on February 8th in Vicksburg, MS. The cause of death hasn’t been confirmed, but some outlets are reporting it as pneumonia.
In late 1961, Motown Records earned it’s first number one pop hit thanks to The Marvelettes’ song “Please Mr. Postman.” The song featured the fiery lead vocals of a 16-year-old girl named Gladys Horton. On January 26th, the lead singer of “Please Mr. Postman” died at the age of 65.
Bobby Farrell , the lead singer of the chart topping 1970s disco group ‘Boney M’, has died at the age of 61 while on a tour in Russia. He was found dead in his hotel room in St Petersburg on Thursday , according to his agent John Sein. Though police say that an investigation into […]
The official artwork has now been unveiled for Michael Jackson’s posthumous simply entitled Michael.
Gregory Isaacs, the iconic singer behind hits like “Night Nurse” has died in London at the age of 59. He succumbed to cancer of the liver.
According to ESPN.com Manute Bol, a 7-foot-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47.
Dave Chappelle's spoof of 2 Pac's futuristic- like music
What would Biggie be doing on his 38th Birthday? His friend Lil Cease sat down with Sway from MTV and remembered one of the late B.I.G’s funniest birthday moments. (spotted @ 2dopeboyz.com)
(AllHipHop News) New York police have arrested a suspect in the murder of popular DJ Carl Blaze, who was gunned down in the Bronx in December of 2006.
