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Celebs Hope to Free Rapper
Serving Life for Killing Teen

Aug 18, 2020 9:45 AM CDT

Celebs Hope to Free Rapper Serving Life for Killing Teen

Ex-girlfriend Monica claims C-Murder is innocent

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian West has teamed up with singer Monica in an effort to free rapper C-Murder, who's serving life in prison for a murder they say he didn't commit. C-Murder, real name Corey Miller, is the brother of rap star Master P. He was a member of the...

Twitter Bans Rapper for Alleged Harassment

Weekslong Dispute Ends With
Rapper Banned From Twitter

Aug 5, 2020 2:19 PM CDT

Weekslong Dispute Ends With Rapper Banned From Twitter

It started with a post about Black rappers with lighter-skinned wives

(Newser) - Rapper Talib Kweli has been kicked off Twitter for allegedly harassing a woman over a period of weeks. The Guardian reports that the rapper's dispute with Maya Moody started July 9, when she responded to a tweet containing a list of Black rappers, including Kweli, who are married to...

Rapper 'Who
Feared Nothing'
Shot Dead in
Atlanta: Cops

OBITUARY

Jul 13, 2020 9:50 AM CDT

Rapper 'Who Feared Nothing' Shot Dead in Atlanta: Cops

Police believe Lil Marlo was intended target of gunfire over the weekend

(Newser) - An up-and-coming rap artist from Atlanta died over the weekend, and police there say it appears he was the targeted victim of a shooting. Per NBC News , Rudolph Johnson (stage name: Lil Marlo) was confirmed dead by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office on Sunday morning, with a cause...

Rapper's $200K Donation
to Hungry Kids Is Rejected

May 13, 2020 8:59 AM CDT

Rapper's $200K Donation to Hungry Kids Is Rejected

Tekashi 6ix9ine, convicted of involvement with 13-year-old, says it's 'cruel'

(Newser) - Fresh out of prison, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is getting a lot of attention. He's set an all-time record for a Instagram live stream with more than 2 million viewers; the music video for his new song "Gooba" became the fastest by an American artist to reach 100 million...

Young Rapper Gunned Down on Brooklyn Street

Rapper Nick Blixky, 21,
Gunned Down in Brooklyn

May 12, 2020 12:03 AM CDT

Rapper Nick Blixky, 21, Gunned Down in Brooklyn

Detectives reportedly investigating possible link to Pop Smoke slaying

(Newser) - A 21-year-old New York rapper was gunned down on a Brooklyn street three weeks before the release of his first mixtape. Police responding to a 911 call about a man who had been shot found Nick Blixky unresponsive on Winthrop Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens around 9:30pm Sunday, Brooklyn...

MIA Said She'd 'Choose Death'
Over Vaccine. Now, a New Tiff

Apr 23, 2020 7:21 AM CDT

MIA Said She'd 'Choose Death' Over Vaccine. Now, a New Tiff

Rapper claims 'British Vogue' pulled feature on her over controversial vaccination remark

(Newser) - Last month, rapper MIA started a bit of a hubbub regarding vaccines in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and she now says her remarks cost her a high-profile magazine feature. At the end of March, the musician also known as Maya Arulpragasam tweeted , "If I have to choose...

Model, Rapper Chynna Rogers Dies at Age 25

Rapper Whose
Music Touched
on Her Addiction
Dies at 25

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Apr 9, 2020 8:12 AM CDT

Rapper Whose Music Touched on Her Addiction Dies at 25

Philly performer Chynna Rogers is gone

(Newser) - Chynna Rogers, the Philadelphia rapper who had breakout hits with 2013's "Selfie" and 2014's "Glen Coco," has died at the age of 25. "Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed," her family wrote in a statement, per Pitchfork . Rogers' manager tells...

In Rare Chat,
Eminem Opens
Up About
Daughter

CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

Mar 31, 2020 11:47 AM CDT

In Rare Chat, Eminem Opens Up About Daughter

Rapper tells 'People' he's proud of 24-year-old Hailie

(Newser) - If you've ever listened to the Marshall Mathers discography, it soon becomes apparent that he's obsessed with someone named "Hailie." That someone is his daughter, and the rapper more commonly known as Eminem just opened up about her in a rare interview. "It definitely is...

With 'Oprah's Bank Account,'
a Record for Drake

Mar 17, 2020 9:20 AM CDT

With 'Oprah's Bank Account,' a Record for Drake

Canadian rapper has his 208th song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart

(Newser) - The cast of Glee had a good run, but Drake's now taking over. The AP reports that the Canadian rapper's latest single, "Oprah's Bank Account," performed with Lil Yachty and DaBaby, debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his 208th...

Public Enemy Boots Flavor Flav
—Over Bernie Sanders

Mar 2, 2020 6:39 AM CST

Public Enemy Boots Flavor Flav —Over Bernie Sanders

Maybe the weirdest headline to come out of Election 2020 yet

(Newser) - In 1970, Yoko Ono (supposedly) broke up the Beatles. In 2020, Bernie Sanders broke up ... Public Enemy? While rap battles are common, this is one of the weirder ones to emerge, with Flavor Flav now kicked out of the iconic group he helped found. Per the New York Daily News...

Saudi Arabia Orders
Arrest of Female Rapper

Feb 25, 2020 12:33 AM CST

Saudi Arabia Orders Arrest of Female Rapper

Authorities angered by 'Mecca Girl' video

(Newser) - By Western standards, there is nothing remotely offensive about Saudi rapper Asayel Slay's "Mecca Girl" music video , in which the young woman dances in a cafe while rapping about the strength and beauty of women from Mecca. Officials in the holy city, however, have ordered her arrest, saying...

Rapper's Final Facebook Posts
May Have Made Him a Target

Feb 20, 2020 6:40 AM CST

Rapper's Final Facebook Posts May Have Made Him a Target

Video revealed Pop Smoke's address

(Newser) - Rapper Pop Smoke's final posts on social media might have gotten him killed. The up-and-coming 20-year-old was shot dead in a home invasion in Hollywood Hills early Wednesday—hours after he posted a video on Facebook showing himself opening gift bags with the address he was staying at. An...

Rapper, 20, Murdered
Days After Album Drops

Feb 19, 2020 11:45 AM CST

Rapper, 20, Murdered Days After Album Drops

Pop Smoke shot and killed in apparent home invasion

(Newser) - Up-and-coming rapper Pop Smoke was murdered early Wednesday in what TMZ describes as a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills. The rapper, born Bashar Jackson, was shot and killed around 4:30am when masked men broke into a home where a gathering had taken place, the outlet reports, citing law...

Performer
at Grammys
Has a Problem

Jan 24, 2020 4:35 PM CST

Performer at Grammys Has a Problem

Rapper YG is arrested on suspicion of robbery

(Newser) - Rapper YG was arrested Friday at his Los Angeles home on suspicion of robbery just two days before he is scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards, officials said. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies took YG, whose real name is Keenon Jackson, into custody at his Chatsworth home as...

Juice WRLD's Cause
of Death Released

Jan 22, 2020 6:30 PM CST

Juice WRLD's Cause of Death Released

Medical examiner blames accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine

(Newser) - Juice WRLD, the rapper who died after suffering a medical problem at a Chicago airport last month, died of an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, officials said Wednesday. He was 21. The rapper, whose legal name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, had a seizure at Midway Airport while police and...

Rep: TobyMac's Son Died
of Accidental Overdose

Jan 22, 2020 8:51 AM CST

Rep: TobyMac's Son Died of Accidental Overdose

Truett Foster McKeehan ODed on amphetamines, fentanyl

(Newser) - In October, the 21-year-old son of Christian rapper TobyMac (real name: Kevin McKeehan) died suddenly at his Tennessee home. Now, the cause of Truett Foster McKeehan's death has come to light. A rep for TobyMac tells People that the younger McKeehan accidentally overdosed on a mix of fentanyl and...

Eminem Drops
Surprise Album

Jan 17, 2020 3:46 AM CST

Eminem Drops Surprise Album

'Music to Be Murdered By' was announced at midnight

(Newser) - Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing Music to Be Murdered By on Friday. The follow-up to 2018's Kamikaze—also released without warning—was announced on Twitter just after midnight. The Detroit rapper also released a new music video for one of the 20 tracks on the...

It's a Double Whammy in
Court for Tekashi 6ix9ine

Dec 18, 2019 12:58 PM CST

It's a Double Whammy in Court for Tekashi 6ix9ine

Rapper is sentenced to 2 years, sees long-lost dad in court

(Newser) - It was a double whammy for Tekashi 6ix9ine in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday: The rapper was sentenced to two years on racketeering and other charges—a sentence that was announced in the presence of the estranged father the 23-year-old hadn't seen since he was 9. "Is this...

Cardi B's Gift to Husband
Came Inside a Fridge

Dec 17, 2019 1:06 PM CST

Cardi B's Gift to Husband Came Inside a Fridge

And there was $500,000 in cash

(Newser) - Can we get on Cardi B's Christmas list? The "Money" rapper just surprised her husband with $500,000 in cash for his 28th birthday because "what else can I give somebody that got everything?" "You got every car, you got every jewelry… you got every shoe,...

Juice WRLD's Luggage
Was Being Searched
When He Collapsed

the rundown

Dec 9, 2019 3:59 PM CST

Juice WRLD's Luggage Was Being Searched When He Collapsed

Agents were seizing drugs and guns, sources say

(Newser) - Federal agents were in the process of searching the luggage of Juice WRLD and his entourage when the Chicago-area rapper experienced a medical emergency in a private hangar at the city's Midway Airport Sunday, ultimately being pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The Chicago Tribune 's sources say...