More sad news out of the Hip Hop community. Tame One, tenured graffiti artist and MC, passed away earlier this week. Initially, no cause of death was known, but his mother Darlene Brown Harris eventually broke her silence in a Facebook post and revealed the 52-year-old died of drug toxicity.  "I ca...… Read more

Dr. Dre was among the sea of famous faces at the 2022 Rock + Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night (November 5). Held at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Eminem, Duran Duran, Jimmy Iovine, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam, Dolly Parton, Elizabeth Cotten, Jud...… Read more

Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley on November 2, adding yet another name to the ever-expanding list of rappers lost to gun violence. As the rap community continues to grieve, Quality Control and Motown Records has announced his celebration of life will take place at...… Read more

50 Cent and Mona Scott-Young's new series "Hip Hop Homicides" premiered via WEtv on Thursday (November 3). As the title suggests, the show—hosted by Van Lathan—explores the recent string of senseless murders in the rap community. The inaugural episode begins with Brooklyn drill rapper Pop Smoke, who...… Read more

Public Enemy producer/co-founder Hank Shocklee has crafted the score for "YE! A Jagun Story," the new film from Nigerian-American director John Oluwole Adekoje. Using cutting-edge spatial, surround sound technology from Dolby Atmos, Shocklee provides an immersive experience from the film's start to...… Read more

Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner is calling on the Hip Hop community to "step up" in the wake of Takeoff's senseless murder. The Migos rapper was fatally shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling in downtown Houston on Tuesday (November 1) around 2:34 a.m. local time following some kind of argu...… Read more