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Today is our boy Pac’s Birthday. Would have been thirty eight today. R.I.P.

Pour out a little liquor!!!!

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Bossip just learned of the tragic death of a member of Nelly’s St. Lunatics, Ortega Henderson.

A member of Nelly’s rap crew died of gunshot wounds Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri last week- eleven days after being gunned down. Continue »

When news that an Air France flight from Rio De Janeiro to Paris went missing, we all feared the worst. Unfortunately, our worst fears have come true. Wreckage began surfacing today about 400 miles off the coast of Brazil. Pop the hood for more

Billy Bob’s daughter has been charged for the death of a 1-year old that was in her care. This is a tragic story that could’ve been avoided if she would’ve done the right thing and immediately called 911.

We’ve learned the oldest daughter of Billy Bob Thornton has been charged with child neglect in the death of a 1-year-old she was babysitting.

Amanda Brumfield told cops the child died in October after falling from her playpen, but a spokesman for the Ocoee Police Department said Amanda Brumfield’s story didn’t add up. Continue »

This young servant of the law is Officer Omar J. Edwards. He was shot and killed by another cop while chasing a suspect:

A plainclothes policeman who drew his gun while chasing someone he had found rummaging through his car was shot and killed by a fellow officer who was driving by and saw the pursuit, the police commissioner said. Continue »

We reported on Javon Jackson being killed less than a day after his graduation with a B.A. from U.B.  earlier this month. His alleged killer has been apprehended:

DeMario Cordelius, 20, of Amherst has been charged with murder in the second degree and a weapon possession charge in the death of Javon Jackson. Jackson was shot hours after he graduated with an engineering degree from UB this month. Continue »

A Nigerian woman, Mrs. Oyindamola Amuka-Pemu, sacrificed an 11 year old boy for the health of her own sick son. We know, crazy. The act was photographed and people are in an uproar: Continue »

The family of the slain rapper “Dolla” released a statement regarding the murder

“First and foremost we, the Burton family would like to thank everyone for all their kind thoughts and prayers during these trying times,” the statement reads. “Most recently, the Burton family was made aware that there have been numerous false claims of information floating around the ‘net and also reported in reputable media outlets. Part of this was due to someone who was not authorized to speak on the family’s behalf and who claimed to be the publicist of record decided to disseminate false information on her own and without the consent of the family to several media outlets. Continue »

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RIP to legendary Jazz bassist and former NBA player Wayman Tisdale. He lost his fight with cancer at the age of 44 and will be missed. Flip to the b-side for more Continue »

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It happened again! We are pissed off that Javon Jackson was killed in less than a day right after his graduation. This is ridiculous:

A day after proudly watching her son graduate from the University of Buffalo, a Bronx mom is now making plans to bury the brainy future engineer. Javon Jackson, 23, was shot and killed just after 3 a.m. Sunday outside a bar in Buffalo as he celebrated his graduation. Cops believe the gunman and three other men walked up behind Jackson and fired at least twice at the newly minted grad. “This was supposed to be my Mother’s Day gift,” grieving mom Theresa Williams, told reporters in Buffalo. “I was so proud of him.” Continue »

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MC Breed and Tupac are no longer here with us. Classic Hip-Hop to say the least, but all too telling of a era that we should regret.

Pop the top to see the legends in their prime… Continue »

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Angela Dukes was supposed to be taking care of a infant, but instead taped a pacifier to the baby’s mouth and smothered the poor child:

Authorities said Thursday they may charge a pediatric nurse-turned-foster-mother with child homicide after she confessed to taping a pacifier to an infant’s mouth. Angela Deniece Dukes, 30, also lost her foster care license Thursday after a clean history of caring for three other children before the Feb. 8 death of 9-month-old Curtis Williams, officials with the Department of Social Services said. State Law Enforcement Division director Reggie Lloyd said agents will consult with prosecutors about upgrading the charge to homicide by child abuse. Dukes had been a foster mother for 11 months until the agency revoked her license on the heels of a SLED charge Wednesday of misconduct toward a child. Continue »

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Well going by the evidence up top, he looks like a crazy white boy to us. Besides all that, Vibe has a good interview with him where he talks about the death of Proof and how he had to become a cluck to make his music stand out again:

In “Can I Kick It?” Eminem opens up to VIBE readers, sharing honest, shocking and insightful details about mourning the death of his best friend, Proof, his near fatal drug overdose and numerous attempts to detox. In the tragic, yet hopeful, first-person story, Eminem addresses the rumors swirling around him writing, “It’s no secret I had a drug problem. If I was to give you a number of Vicodin I would actually take in a day? Anywhere between 10 to 20. Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don’t even know what I was taking.” Continue »

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Bea Arthur passed away on Saturday April 25th at the age of 86. Best known for her role as Dorothy on the Golden Girls, Bea played the sarcastic, biting shrew to a tee. Pop the hood for more Continue »

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Another young man, Jaheem Herrera, has committed suicide because of relentless bullying and teasing at school:

A crowd of about 60 gathered Tuesday night at the DeKalb home of Jaheem Herrera to remember the fifth-grader who committed suicide last week. The 11-year-old boy hanged himself at his home after — according to his family — relentless bullying at Dunaire Elementary School. Masika Bermudez, the boy’s mother, spoke briefly at the vigil that started about 7 p.m. Continue »