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20 Years Ago Biz Markie Got The Last Laugh

by Oliver Wang Article Reprint In the late 1980s, no clique in New York seemed more dominant than the Juice Crew. Assembled by producer Marley Marl, the group’s core included the larger-than-life spectacle that was

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Chris Kelly, of rap duo Kris Kross, dies in Ga.

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade’s most memorable songs with the frenetic “Jump,” has died, according to authorities. He was 34.

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Q&A: Snoop Lion Strikes Back at ‘Reincarnated’ Collaborator Bunny Wailer

‘You wasn’t the s**t in the Wailers,’ he says of Bob Marley’s bandmate By Jonah Weiner Article Reprint In early 2012, Snoop Dogg took a three-week trip to Jamaica in order to make new music

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NEW COPY OF BLACK TRUTH NEWS IS OUT TODAY

CHECK YOUR EMAIL INBOX FOR YOUR COPY OF BLACK TRUTH NEWS. If You Don’t Have One REQUEST ONE BY CLICKING THE LOGO BELOW    

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Freeway Declares Black Thought The Most Underrated Emcee

Freeway names Black Thought and others as the most slept-on emcees in the game. by Sean Ryon Article Reprint Philadelphia emcee Freeway stunned fans last year with his critically acclaimed fourth solo album Diamond In

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Rick Ross Estimated To Lose Up To $5 Million In Reebok Deal Fallout

Sources tell TMZ that after the dust settles, Rick Ross stands to lose between $3.5 and $5 million for his “U.O.E.N.O” lyrics by Jake Paine Article Reprint Last Thursday (April 11), Reebok publicly announced their

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George Clinton To Fork Over Song Copyrights To Settle Legal Debt

By Ruth Manuel-Logan Article Reprint Say it ain’t so! Funk icon George Clinton (pictured), the singer and bandleader who masterminded such classics as “Atomic Dog” and “One Nation Under a Groove,” is being forced to

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Richard Pryor Doc Gets Air Date from Showtime

The film will be aired as part of the cable channel’s documentary series, Sho Focus By Jethro Nededog Article Reprint Showtime will be airing “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic” on Friday, May 31 as part

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