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Photographer sues over copyright infringement over iconic portrait of “King of New York“ rapper The Notorious B.I.G
The photo is known as the 'Mona Lisa of hip-hop' and the $6 crown sold for over half a million dollars at auction in 2020 ...
New York rapper, ‘House Party’ actor Gene ‘Groove’ Allen dead at 62
Rapper and actor Gene “Groove” Allen, known as one-third of the City hip-hop trip Groove B. Chill, has died unexpectedly, ...
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Dead Prez Say 'Hip Hop" Was Meant to Mock New York Rap
When Dead Prez 's former record label wanted a hit single, the rap duo decided to imitate mainstream acts on their biggest ...
Gene “Groove” Allen Dies: Groove B. Chill ‘House Party’ Rapper And Actor Was 62
Gene “Groove” Allen, a New York City rapper of the 1980s-’90s trio Groove B. Chill who went on to appear in the 1990 movie ...
Museum exhibit focuses on 100 songs about NYC from Sinatra to Lil’ Kim, and everything in between
The Museum of the City of New York’s “Songs of New York: 100 Years of Imagining the City Through Music” opens Friday, ...
The Super Bowl Finally Embraced Rap. Is There Also Room for Country?
Since Roc Nation’s partnership with the N.F.L., hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have been center stage at ...
New York City Mayoral Candidate Michael Blake Talks Politics, Obama & Hip-Hop
Micheal Blake goes back to the Obama Administration and now he's looking to bring his unique political brand to New York City ...
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Man charged in 2020 killing of rapper Pop Smoke pleads guilty to manslaughter to avoid trial
A man charged in the 2020 killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion accepted a plea deal ...
Irv Gotti, Streetwise Hip-Hop Music Mogul, Dies at 54
A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 ...
Irv Gotti, hip-hop mogul who co-founded Murder, Inc., dead at 54
Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. in Queens, got his start as a talent scout in the mid-1990s, bringing future superstars DMX and Jay-Z to Def Jam. He was an executive producer on DMX's debut ...
Rapper-turned-advocate uses his prison experience to help teens avoid life of crime
Pace now helps mentor incarcerated youth through the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project. One of those youths is 26-year-old ...