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Category: R.I.P.

R.I.P. Nate Dogg
- By Mac Dee
- . Mar 15, 2025
- 3.230 Views
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14 years ago today, Nate Dogg died at age 41 in Long Beach of complications of multiple strokes. Another, or contributing, suspected cause of death

R.I.P. The Notorious B.I.G.
- By Mac Dee
- . Mar 9, 2025
- 4.218 Views
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28 years ago today, one of the greatest rappers of all time was shot and killed in a drive-by-shooting. Biggie‘s debut studio album, “Ready To

R.I.P. Angie Stone
- By Mac Dee
- . Mar 1, 2025
- 3.248 Views
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Today, the music world lost the legendary singer Angie Stone at 63 years old. The multi-platinum songtress was killed in an automobile accident in Montgomery,

R.I.P. Pop Smoke
- By Mac Dee
- . Feb 19, 2025
- 3.652 Views
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5 years ago today, the Hip-Hop world lost rising Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke at just 20 years old. The NY artist rose to fame with

R.I.P. Irv Gotti
- By Mac Dee
- . Feb 5, 2025
- 4.052 Views
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Today, producer and Murder Inc. Records co-founder Irv Gotti, who helped make early 2000s superstars out of Ja Rule, Ashanti and DMX, has died at

R.I.P. DJ Unk
- By Mac Dee
- . Jan 24, 2025
- 3.532 Views
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Today, Atlanta artist DJ Unk, known for his smash hit “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died at the age of 43. Several family members

R.I.P. Drakeo The Ruler
- By Mac Dee
- . Dec 19, 2024
- 3.297 Views
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3 years ago today, the Hip-Hop world lost Drakeo The Ruler on December 19, 2021. The popular Los Angeles rapper was stabbed backstage at around

R.I.P. Young Dolph
- By Mac Dee
- . Nov 17, 2024
- 4.144 Views
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3 years ago today, the Hip-Hop world lost Young Dolph on November 17, 2021. The popular Tennessee rapper was fatally shot in Memphis while visiting

R.I.P. Lil Peep
- By Mac Dee
- . Nov 15, 2024
- 3.442 Views
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7 years ago today, Lil Peep died on his tour bus before a scheduled performance in Tucson on November 15, 2017. The examiner’s office, which

R.I.P. King Von
- By Mac Dee
- . Nov 6, 2024
- 4.023 Views
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4 years ago today, Chicago rapper King Von was shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia at age 26. Von and his crew were involved in

R.I.P. Quincy Jones
- By Mac Dee
- . Nov 3, 2024
- 3.668 Views
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Today, we lost the legendary producer and songwriter Quincy Jones, who died on November 3, 2024 at his home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles at the

R.I.P. Takeoff
- By Mac Dee
- . Nov 1, 2024
- 3.903 Views
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2 years ago today, the Hip-Hop world lost Migos rapper Takeoff. On November 1, 2022, following a private party at 810 Billiards & Bowling in

R.I.P. Jam Master Jay
- By Mac Dee
- . Oct 30, 2024
- 3.040 Views
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22 years ago today, Hip-Hop icon Jam Master Jay was murdered in his Queens, New York recording studio on October 30, 2002. Following the Run-DMC

R.I.P. DJ Clark Kent
- By Mac Dee
- . Oct 24, 2024
- 3.258 Views
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Rest in peace DJ Clark Kent (September 28, 1966 – October, 24, 2024). Veteran deejay and producer DJ Clark Kent died from colon cancer at

R.I.P. Tupac Shakur
- By Mac Dee
- . Sep 13, 2024
- 4.258 Views
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Rest in peace Tupac Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996). 2Pac was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of September 7,

R.I.P. Mac Miller
- By Mac Dee
- . Sep 7, 2024
- 4.283 Views
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Rest in peace Mac Miller (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018). Born Malcolm James McCormick, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Mac Miller struggled with addiction and

R.I.P. Rich Homie Quan
- By Mac Dee
- . Sep 5, 2024
- 4.651 Views
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Rest in peace Rich Homie Quan (October 4, 1990 – September 5, 2024). Born Dequantes Devontay Lamar, Rich Homie Quan has passed away due to

R.I.P. Chris Lighty
- By Mac Dee
- . Aug 30, 2024
- 2.473 Views
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Rest in peace Chris Lighty (May 8, 1968 – August 30, 2012). 12 years ago today, we lost Chris Lighty, music executive and co-founder of

R.I.P. Fatman Scoop
- By Mac Dee
- . Aug 30, 2024
- 3.974 Views
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Rest in peace Fatman Scoop (August 6, 1971 – August 30, 2024). Fatman Scoop, whose real name was Isaac Freeman III, has died on August
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