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Rapper Lichelle 'Boss' Laws died Monday afternoon at 54, The Times confirmed. She was the first female rapper to sign a contract with Def Jam Records.
Lichelle Marie Laws (September 12, 1969 – March 11, 2024), [2] better known by her stage name Boss (stylized as Bo$$), was an American rapper from Detroit.Her debut album, Born Gangstaz, reached number three on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993.
This is a list of notable rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age.
Shakir Stewart (April 12, 1974 – November 1, 2008 [1]), a native of Oakland, California, was an American record producer and record executive in a number of companies, the latest being Def Jam. At the time of his death he was the Senior Vice President of Island Def Jam Music Group and the Executive Vice President of Def Jam. [ 2 ]
Def Jam was co-founded by Rick Rubin in his dormitory in Weinstein Hall at New York University, [3] and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose. Russell Simmons joined Rubin shortly after they were introduced to each other, according to one story, by Vincent Gallo. [4]
August 08, a singer-songwriter and producer with credits for Justin Bieber and DJ Khaled, and Jhené Aiko’s first signee to her Def Jam Recordings label venture, Allel Sound, has died. No cause ...
The rapper died of an accidental drug overdose on Sept. 5. Related: Rich Homie Quan, 'Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)' Rapper, Dies at 34 “On Thursday, September 5, 2024 the Lamar family lost our beloved ...
After helping Def Jam with the success of DMX, Jay-Z, and Ja Rule, Russell Simmons gave Irv Gotti his own label under Def Jam. While watching Biography on A&E during gangster week, a Murder, Inc. logo appeared on the screen, inspiring Irv to name his label after the organized crime group, paralleling his desire to put out hit records to the crime group's purpose of putting out contract hits.