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The Death of Adam MCA Yauch is a Hard One to Shake: by Davey D
From Davey D's Hip Hop Corner: Recently Hip Hop lost a pioneering figure and legend Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch of the Beastie Boys. There’s so much one can say about him ranging from his pioneering status of being a member of one of the first successful white acts in Hip Hop (they sold more than 40 million albums) to his activism around Tibet and their independence movement and more recently (Continue)
Rest In Peace Whitney Houston: Mood at Grammys Gala shifts as Houston is remembered
From USA Today: BEVERLY HILLS – The annual Pre-Grammy Gala, the music calendar's hottest social event, typically delivers a few surprises on stage. On Saturday night, the stage was set with a stunner, the death of Whitney Houston, that cast a sad and surreal shroud over the star-studded affair at the Beverly Hilton ballroom. The singer, 48, pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in a fourth-flo (Continue)
Audio: J-1 “Slang Talk” (from Starship 27, Vol. 2)
Via okayplayer.com You may have read our Rest-In-Power wishes towards the recently departed Master Blazter drummer Javon “J-1″ Coleman (see his last known performance on video here) but if you never got the chance to see DaM-FunK & MB perform live, you may not have known what dude was all about. That stops now. To get an idea, check this instrumental track “Slang Talk”– (Continue)
Dilla Month 2012
DILLA TRIBUTES IN THE US & CANADA Backspin on Sirius/XM Radio celebrating the life and music of hip-hop producer J Dilla by playing his legendary beats and classics all day on his birthday, Tuesday February 7th. Plus, hear memories from Busta Rhymes, Pete Rock, Common and more! (All Day) c/o: THE OFFICIAL BEAT JUNKIES NEWSLETTER As you also know, February is when Valentine's Day & (Continue)
RIP: Don Cornelius | Official Statements
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM SOUL TRAIN CEO KENARD GIBBS AND MAGIC JOHNSON, CHAIRMAN OF SOUL TRAIN HOLDINGS “We are overwhelmed with the news regarding the passing of Don Cornelius. Our deepest sympathy and thoughts are with his family at this time. He was a true television visionary and his contributions to African American culture, music, and entertainment are incomparable. The out (Continue)
RIP Etta James: A Playlist Tribute + The Rhythm & Blues Foundation Mourns the Loss
RIP Etta James: A Playlist Tribute c/o rhapsody.com At Last In The Basement, Part One (Single Version) My Mother-In-Law 842-3089 (Call My Name) Pushover Do I Make Myself Clear featuring Sugar Pie DeSanto (Single Version) Back In The U.S.A. (Single Version) Seven Day Fool The Wallflower (aka Roll With Me Henry) (Single Version) A Sunday Kind Of Love What'd I Say Almost Persu (Continue)
Jovan Coleman aka J-1 Will Be Put To Rest on Saturday, Jan 7th
Jovan Coleman (J-1 THE DEER) March 5, 1979 - November 27, 2011 On behalf of the Coleman family, we are happy to announce that through the combined efforts of many friends & family around the world. Jovan is now home with his family in Cleveland, Ohio. We are humbled by the out pour of support & love that has been expressed for our brotha J-1 tHE DEER. This situation though (Continue)
JOVAN COLEMAN aka J-1 (THE DEER) RIP – How you can help
100% of Donations go directly to the Coleman family in effort to bring our brotha home to rest in Cleveland, Ohio. March 5, 1979 - November 27, 2011 Mugpush.com has been designated and authorized exlusively by the Coleman family as the official site to accept donations. We thank you for your love and support. Jovan Colema (Continue)
Rest In Peace: Five Overlooked But Epic Facts About Heavy D
From allhiphop.com Heavy D has always been lauded as a pioneer among “big men” in the rap industry, but his impact and influence went far beyond his own career pursuits over the past 25 years. He was a triple threat – an artist, producer, and actor – who rubbed elbows with some of the best, and sometimes unlikely, names in the business. As the Hip-Hop world pauses to mourn the lo (Continue)![DJ Mehdi, French DJ/Producer, Dead At 34 [RIP]](http://fusicology.com/ImageCropThumb.php?src=/var/www/vhosts/fusicology.com/httpdocs/justfuseit/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/medhi.jpg&w=185&h=185)
DJ Mehdi, French DJ/Producer, Dead At 34 [RIP]
Hip-hop/dance producer/DJ reportedly died from fatal injuries on Tuesday after roof of his Paris home collapsed. French hip-hop/dance producer DJ Mehdi, who began his career on the underground Parisian hip-hop scene, has died. According to several reports, the DJ/producer (born Mehdi Favéris-Essadi) was fatally injured when the roof of his Paris home collapsed. He was 34 years old. A (Continue)
