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Police are investigating a possible link between hip-hop star Fabolous and the murder of an upstart rapper near a Queens nightclub Continue »

There’s currently a manhunt underway for Antonio Prophet, who is accused of burning down the home of the woman he’d been seeing after killing her and her three-year-old son. Pop the hood for the gory details Continue »

Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s former president and great icon, is mourning today following the death of his 13-year-old great granddaughter Zenani, who was killed in a car accident on the way home from a World Cup concert in Soweto Thursday night. Details when you … Continue »

A toxicology report found no alcohol in Chris Henry’s system after the Cincinnati Bengals receiver died in December from a fractured skull and other head injuries. Continue »

Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. Continue »

More details have emerged pertaining to the death of Ted Koppel’s son, Andrew: Continue »

Andrew Koppel, the son of Television news anchor, Ted Koppel, has died at the age of 40, BOSSIP has learned:

The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel was found dead in a Washington Heights apartment under mysterious circumstances yesterday morning after a daylong drinking binge with a man he had just met in a Midtown bar, law-enforcement sources said. Continue »

“Diff’rent Strokes” actor Gary Coleman fell at his home on Wednesday May 26th, hitting his head. On Friday, artistic director John Alcante confirmed he’d been placed on a respirator and was unconscious. The spokesman for the ambulance, Janet Frank later announced that the ventilator had been disconnected and Coleman actor had died at 12:05. Reactions from the entertainment world when you Continue »

Simon Monjack — widower of Brittany Murphy — was found dead late Sunday night at his home in the Hollywood Hills Continue »

Prominent Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger called “absurd” any suggestion the shot fired by police officer during a raid that killed a 7-year-old girl Sunday morning was the result of an altercation between the cop and the girl’s grandmother. Continue »

This is extremely sad:

Police in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday expressed “profound sorrow” at the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl in a police raid. Continue »

R.I.P. Lena:

President Barack Obama is mourning the passing of singer-actress Lena Horne. Continue »

We’ve lost another civil rights champion: Dorothty Height died early this morning from natural causes at Howard University Hospital. The former president of the National Council of Negro Women was 98. Pop the hood. Continue »

Sad day for the tokers, Jack Herer, who was a leader in weeder movement has died. The 70-year-old, who dedicated his life to the right to light up, had a long illness after a heart attack last year.  Though he ended up in a health-care facility that didn’t allow the use of medical marijuana, his lifestyle did not go up in smoke:  Supporters took up a collection to move him to a rented joint where he could puff in peace. Pop the hood for details. Continue »

Civil rights leader, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, who grew up in the segregated south and went on to lead the NAACP from 1977 to 1992, has died. The lawyer and ordained Baptist minister boosted membership in the NAACP, worked with Major League Baseball to widen executive and coaching opportunities for blacks and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. Pop the hood Continue »