ZeeTheWizard was critically injured in a New Year’s Day Dallas strip club shooting while celebrating with BigXThaPlug.

Death is never easy to process, and in 2025, the hip-hop community has been forced to grieve far too often. Over the past ...

The Hip-Hop world lost a true pioneer when Gene “Groove” Allen passed away in February 2025. As a key member of Groove B. Chill, Allen helped bridge the gap between Hip-Hop’s golden era and mainstream ...

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles rapper Drakeo the Ruler has died after he was stabbed Saturday night at a music show at Exposition Park. The rapper, whose real name is Darrell Caldwell, was stabbed at the ...

No Limit Records rapper Young Bleed, real name Glenn Clifton Jr., has died at 51 following a brain aneurysm. Young Bleed’s eldest son, Ty'Gee Ramon Clifton, announced his death on social media Tuesday ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names in the 1990s with hit songs such as "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," died in Los Angeles Wednesday at the age ...

Rapper Young Noble, who was a member of Tupac Shakur's hip-hop group Outlawz, died in Atlanta Friday at the age of 47. Noble, whose real name was Rufus Lee Cooper III, died by suicide, TMZ first ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A celebration of life was held on Sunday evening to honor the Houston rap legend Big Pokey who died last week. Loved ones, family friends, and fans came to Houston's City Hall ...

The "Party Up (Up In Here)" rapper died at age 50 on April 9, 2021 DMX died on April 9, 2021, leaving behind a music catalog that made an indelible mark on hip-hop. Born Earl Simmons on Dec. 18, 1970, ...