Dr. Dre, Mobb Deep and Massive Attack: Top 5 hip-hop songs that sampled late jazz legend Les McCann
Jazz pianist and singer Les McCann died in the last days of 2023. He leaves behind a legacy as a pioneer of jazz-soul and a long list…
Eazy-E Dedicated His Life To Compton, So The City Is Finally Repaying Him With A Street Named In His Honor
In January 2020, Ice Cube stopped by Uproxx‘s People’s Party With Talib Kweli and discussed the backstory of the late Eazy-E’s “Boyz N The Hood.” Cube explained that the song was originally…
Dr. Dre Admits He ‘Never Liked’ N.W.A. Being Labeled as ‘Gangsta Rap,’ Prefers ‘Hardcore Hip-Hop’
The Compton group is remembered for pushing the hip-hop subgenre into the mainstream. Al Pereira / Getty Images N.W.A. are credited as pioneers of gangsta rap in the…
BOOSIE BADAZZ WALKED OUT OF ‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ MOVIE BECAUSE ‘IT SEEMED GAY’
Boosie Badazz took his daughters to see the movie The Color Purple, but he ended up leaving the theater before the film finished because “it seemed gay.” The Baton…
BUSTA RHYMES SALUTES PAPOOSE FOR KEEPING DJ KAY SLAY’S LEGACY ALIVE
Busta Rhymes has tipped his hat to his longtime friend and collaborator Papoose for ensuring DJ Kay Slay’s memory lives on. On Sunday (December 31), the former Flipmode Squad members linked up on…
Tory Lanez Gets 10 Years in Prison for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
A judge has sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Monday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion FILE – This combination photo…
DJ PAUL PAYS TRIBUTE TO ‘QUEEN’ GANGSTA BOO ON 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH
DJ Paul has shared a heartfelt post commemorating late Three 6 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo, one year after her untimely passing. On the first day of 2023, the pioneering rapper (real name…
Eazy E’s daughter slams Ice Cube for not appearing in documentary on rapper
Ebie Wright, daughter of the late rapper, Eric Wright, famously known as Eazy E has shared her frustration with Ice Cube for not taking part in a documentary in the life and…
Dominick Wright – Firstborn Son Of American Rapper Eazy-E
Dominic Wright is the son of the late American rapper Eazy-E. Yet, unlike his father, he chose a career in acting rather than music. His father was…
Rapper Ye, the Former Kanye West, Apologizes in Hebrew for Anti-Jewish Remarks
The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought…