Andre Harrell, Founder of Uptown Records, Dies at 59

Andre Harrell, music mogul and founder of influential R&B and hip-hop label Uptown Records, has died. Details are if his death is not yet known, but Harrell's passing was first announced by DJ D-Nice on his Instagram Live early Saturday morning (May 9), and sources have separately confirmed it to Billboard. He was 59. Raised in the Bronx, New York, Harrell started a career in music as half of the early-'80s hip-hop duo Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (with Alonzo Brown). The pair had

Chicago rapper Juice WRLD dead after ‘medical

Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD died Sunday after suffering a medical emergency at Midway Airport, according to media reports. The 21-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Jarad Anthony Higgins, died after suffering a seizure, according to TMZ. Chicago police confirmed that a 21-year-old man suffered a medical emergency at the airport about 2 a.m. after getting off a private jet. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The cause of death was not immediately known,

Meek Mill Becomes Co-Owner of Lids Sports Apparel Company

Meek Mill continues to diversify his portfolio. During an interview with Business Insider published on Wednesday (June 26), Meek announced that he had become a co-owner of Lids, North America's largest hats retailer. The Philly native joins a team headed by close friend and business associate, Michael Rubin, whose Fanatics company is already part of Lids' ownership group. "I've been shopping at Lids my whole life, wearing hats, fitteds, of course, fitted hats and caps, all ty

Missy Elliott Gets Inducted Into Songwriters Hall

Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry for more than two decades, felt the love back from her musical sisters as she became the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. During a performance, breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo brought Elliott's colorful and eccentric music videos to life in an ensemble similar to what Elliott sported in the late

How Jay-Z Created His $1 Billion Fortune The Breakdown

Nine years ago, two unlikely lunch partners sat down at the Hollywood Diner in Omaha, Nebraska. One, Warren Buffett, was a regular there. The other, Jay-Z, was not. The billionaire and the rapper ordered strawberry malts and chatted amiably, continuing the conversation back at Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offices. Buffett, then 80, walked away impressed with the artist 40 years his junior: “Jay is teaching in a lot bigger classroom than I’ll ever teach in. For a young person

Jay-Z, Meek Mill to launch criminal justice reform organization

MANHATTAN — Leaders across the sports, entertainment and business industries are coming together to form an organization devoted to reforming the American criminal justice system. The reform comes in the wake of the public injustices of Meek Mill and Kalief Browder. Browder was 16 when he was held for three years at Rikers Island when his family couldn’t come up with some $200 in bail money. He spent two years in solitary confinement and never convicted of a crime. He died by

Public Enemy To Tour With Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul & DJ Premier

Chuck D and Flavor Flav have essentially been on hiatus since Flav filed a lawsuit against his Public Enemy counterpart and former Bomb Squad producer Gary “G-Wiz” Rinaldo in September 2017. Aside from a brief reunion at Terminator X’s recent wedding, Public Enemy hasn’t performed any shows. But that’s not slowing the P.E. machine down. According to an Instagram post from DJ Lord, Public Enemy, De La Soul and Wu-Tang Clan will join forces for the Gods Of Rap tour alongside DJ

ARIAN FOSTER SAYS 2PAC'S MUSIC WASN'T THAT DEEP

Former NFL All-Pro Arian Foster is facing a force more devastating than any defense he ever ran through ... ANGRY TUPAC FANS ... who are all over Arian, for giving a controversial Pac take. FULL DISCLOSURE ... Arian is a rapper himself (he's really good) and a HUGE 2Pac fan, so much so that the name of his debut album is "Flamingo & Koval" the intersection where Shakur was fatally shot. Arian says he named the album that because of how deeply Pac's music has affected him,

Meek Mill hosted holiday giveaway for over 3,000 Philadelphia children

PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) - Rapper and Philadelphia native Meek Mill was spreading some holiday cheer this season. Mill, along with the nonprofit DreamChasers, spent Christmas Eve hosting a toy giveaway for more than 3,000 children in the Philadelphia area. The giveaway was hardly the first philanthropic venture of Mill's. Most recently, Mill donated more than 6,000 backpacks to students ahead of the 2018-2019 school year. “Growing up in Philly, I’ve watched families struggle to ma

8Ball & MJG Get Inducted Into The Memphis Music Hall Of Fame

8Ball and MJG can add another monumental milestone to their list of accomplishments. Last Thursday (Nov. 1), the On Top of the World duo were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. In addition to getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, 8Ball and MJG lit up the stage to perform tracks from their legendary catalog. The duo spoke on the moment an Instagram post from the event. "Classic Pimpin at the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony with @8ballandmjg @duprano

Mac Miller died from a fatal cocktail of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol

Mac Miller‘s cause of death has been revealed. The 26-year-old rapper — who was found dead in his Studio City, California, home on Sept. 7 died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol, PEOPLE confirmed. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled in a statement released Monday that Miller’s death was accidental and due to mixed drug toxicity. The autopsy was completed three days after the star’s death and his body was released to his

Republican to Lead New Hip-Hop Based Political Party

Jineea Butler, a Republican congressional candidate for New York’s 13th District, is in the process of trying to create a new hip-hop based political party, and she’s asked LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes to be party leaders. Butler is also the founder of the Hip Hop Union and said both legendary rappers would be able to get younger people excited about the political process. At this time, however, neither LL or Busta have responded. “We’re looking for somebody that can energize t

Eric Benet Goes "Eric Benet" And Calls Out Rappers!

Over the past few years things have changed a bit for Benet. The singer was once married to movie star and Hollywood A-Lister Halle Berry. However, the couple split and ended their marriage after being together for 3 years. Jay-Z famously called out Benet on his "Kill Jay-Z" record from his album "4:44." "You almost went Eric Benét/ Let the baddest girl in the world get away/ I don't even know what else to say/n#gga, never go Eric Benet," rapped Jay-Z. Benet would later respo

23-Year-Old Sherrie Silver Choreographed Childish Gambino's 'This Is America.

Sherrie Silver, the choreographer for Childish Gambino's "This Is America" video, has released a tutorial of the dance moves found in the clip. As she explains at the start of the guide, seen above, she promised to share step-by-step instructions as soon as the video reached 100,000 million views. (As of this posting, the YouTube link has surpassed 120,000 million views.) Silver is originally from Rwanda and has performed or choreographed in around 30 countries. In an intervi

Meek Mill Coming Home

Meek Mill will soon leave prison. After spending nearly five months incarcerated after a controversial ruling, the Philadelphia rapper, who received a sentence of two to four years in prison for violating probation, will be released. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered an immediate release for Mill, and directed the judge to release him on "unsecured bail." Message from Meek Mill "I'd like to thank God, my family, my friends, my attorneys, my team at Roc Nation including J