Dave East Visits Funk Flex To Share His Thoughts About the murder of Nipsey Hussle, the state of gangs in Hip Hop, and how important Nipsey was in the future of the culture!
Beloved YouTube Sensation Auntie Fee Hospitalized After Massive Heart Attack; In Stable Condition
Despite reports that she passed away (there goes TMZ jumping the gun again!), beloved YouTube sensation Auntie Fee is in stable condition, after she suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 59.
RIP: Kanye West’s Cousin/G.O.O.D. Music Employee Loses 1-Year-Old Son
This one hits close to home for me. Ricky Anderson is a cousin of Kanye West’s that Ye is super close with, even giving Ricky a position at G.O.O.D. Music. Sadly, Ricky’s 1-year-old son Avery died suddenly in his sleep on Monday – with no previous sign of illness or distress. “Today was the worst day of my life! I lost my lil man and gained an angel! Rest in Paradise!!! I love you man,” Ricky wrote on Twitter, according to TMZ.
Actor Bill Paxton Passes Away At 61 From Surgery Complications
Rest in peace to famed actor Bill Paxton, who passed away on Saturday. He was 61.
Guess Who Is Going To Receive $50 MILLION For Carrie Fisher’s Death
Disney took out a huge insurance policy on actress Carrie Fisher when they signed her to a three-film contract for the Star Wars series, and because of her untimely death, they now stand to make $50 million from it.
RIP: Comedian Ricky Harris Passes Away [+ Snoop, Ice Cube & More Pay Homage]
Photo Credit: YouTube 2016 takes yet another one before the year is over. Comedian and actor Ricky Harris died of a heart attack last night, as confirmed by his family on social media. He was only 54! Many hip-hop fans know Harris for his skits on various tracks from the 90s, including the crazy club owner in Snoop Dogg’s “Doggy Dogg World” video, a radio host named DJ EZ Dicc and Saul-T-Nuts on WBALLZ radio on Snoop’s “Aint No Fun (If The Homies Cant Have None)” and more. He has also had countless TV and film roles, including Poetic Justice, Heat, Everybody Hates Chris and more recently, Dope and The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. He also had memorable appearances on Def Comedy Jam and BET’s Comic View. Ricky, your comedy will be missed. RIP! Check out some career highlights and reactions from some of his legendary friends below.
Alan Thicke’s Cause Of Death Has Now Been Released
Reports say that Alan Thicke died of a “ruptured aorta.” This is a massive tear in the body’s largest artery. The doctors reportedly tried to save Alan’s life by performing a median sternotomy.
NBA: Kobe Bryant Says He’s ‘Comfortable’ With Dying Literally & the Death of His Basketball Career
Kobe Bryant held the 13th — and first post-retirement — signature shoe release with Nike at the MAMA gallery in downtown Los Angeles. It had a very morbid feel, so Micah Peters of The Ringer, asked Bryant about death in the literal sense, and the death of his basketball career.
The Cause Of Shawty Lo’s Death Has Now Been Revealed
We recently lost Atlanta rapper, Shawty Lo in a car accident. The cause of his death is now being revealed. Lo died due to blunt force trauma to the head after his car went over the guardrail, hit trees, and caught fire. TMZ states that the rapper reportedly had painkillers on him and smelled like alcohol at the time of the crash.
(Audio) Tommy Ford Spoke Of Death Right Before He Passed
Last week, we lost Tommy Ford ruptured aneurysm. In a recent interview, Ford spoke as if he knew that death was right around the corner.
