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Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher. [1] [2] Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.
Music industry executive from Motown Records: 85: April 17, 2020: Unknown [78] Matthew Seligman The Soft Boys, Thompson Twins: 64: April 17, 2020: London, England: Stroke following COVID-19 infection [79] Terry Doran Beatles associate, manager of Grapefruit: 80: April 19, 2020: London, England: Parkinson's disease or COVID-19 [80] Ian Whitcomb ...
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (28 January 1988 – 10 February 2023), [3] known professionally as AKA, was a South African rapper, record producer, and businessman.Born in Cape Town and raised in Johannesburg, Forbes gained recognition after releasing his single "Victory Lap" from his debut studio album, Altar Ego (2011).
The hip-hop community is mourning one of its pioneers as Ecstasy from the group Whodini has reportedly died. Fletcher, a third of the pioneering hip-hop trio that includes Drew “Grandmaster Dee ...
Keith Richards. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was the subject of numerous heroin busts during the 1960s and 1970s. He said he stopped using the drug after getting busted in Toronto in ...
The 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time" is a music editorial and ranking of the finest rappers in history, published by the American magazines Billboard and Vibe in February 2023. The ranking was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop music 's inception and was compiled by the magazines' respective editorial boards .
The loss of a Hollywood great is never easy, but in certain cases, a star's passing comes long before it was their time to go. Talents like Amy Winehouse, Prince, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith ...
Knight was interviewed for Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006), a documentary that delved into the NYPD's surveillance of hip-hop artists and executives. [115] American Dream/American Knightmare, a documentary by Antoine Fuqua featuring interviews conducted with Knight in 2011 and 2012, was broadcast on Showtime on December 21, 2018 ...