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Sobe Live to Host Tribute to Toro

Sobe Live to Host Tribute to Toro


News | Date: 2008-11-06
South Beach, FL. – After the passing of Miami Hood Legend, Toro, it left a lot of unanswered questions and sadness throughout the city. When those heartless individuals took the life of Toro, they were taking the life of a son, a brother, a cousin, a friend, and a father. This Saturday (Nove ...
Toro Memorial Services

Toro Memorial Services


News | Date: 2008-10-24
Within a week of Toro’s passing, speculations are still buzzing the streets about his demise. At the same time the situation has yet to subside, as people still want to know the truth. Today (Oct. 24) is the beginning of his memorial services as tomorrow will be when we place him into h ...
BREAKING NEWS: Miami Rapper Toro Murdered

BREAKING NEWS: Miami Rapper Toro Murdered


News | Date: 2008-10-18
In what has become some disturbing news to South Florida, local Miami rapper Toro was gunned down this morning, October 18, outside of popular Miami strip club Coco’s. Complete details of the shooting or motive behind the shooting are yet to be determined. Sources are saying that a ...
UPDATE: More Information Sheds Some Light into Toro's Murder

UPDATE: More Information Sheds Some Light into Toro's Murder


News | Date: 2008-10-19
Miami, FL. – A day has passed since the abrupt murder of up and coming hood legend and Hip-Hop artist, Toro. Practically the whole city of Miami is in mourning from the sudden loss and at the same time confused and angered. As more information has come to the desks of 24hourhiphop.com, so ...
Toro: Legends Never Die

Toro: Legends Never Die


Interviews | Date: 2008-10-20
Of the many artists that inhabit the city limits of Miami, few have reached the status that Toro has. The man was an artist, an icon, and a hood legend. His passing has put a huge gap within the whole city. Toro practically put Miami on his back and wherever he were to go, he took the 305 with him. ...
New Jay-Z Protégé, K-Ruger, Dies Suddenly

New Jay-Z Protégé, K-Ruger, Dies Suddenly


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Details surrounding his death have yet to be revealed. Str8Lace Records president Demetrius Peterson shared that the rapper's death was a shock and unexpected. While he had been working the Houston underground via countless mixtape appearances, K-Ruger entered the national stage after becoming ...
Suge Knight Starts Death Row East

Suge Knight Starts Death Row East


News | Date: 0000-00-00
During Death Row's dominant run in early nineties, Knight expressed plans of launching Death Row East, but they were stalled after he was sentenced to nine years in prison when he violated his probation during a brawl that also involved Tupac Shakur in a Las Vegas hotel in September of 1996. "Ev ...
Bun B Paying Tribute To Pimp C At First Show Since Death

Bun B Paying Tribute To Pimp C At First Show Since Death


News | Date: 2008-02-04
UGK member Bun B will give his first performance next Friday (February 8) since the death of group member Chad "Pimp C." Butler. According to the Houston Chronicle, Bun B., born Bernard Freeman, will perform a tribute concert to Pimp C. for friends and family members at Warehouse Live. Pimp C. 33, ...
Update: No Foul Play in Pimp C Death

Update: No Foul Play in Pimp C Death


News | Date: 2007-12-28
Investigators say they are about two weeks away from determining the cause of Pimp C's mysterious death. 33-year-old Pimp C, one-half of the legendary Southern rap duo UGK, was found dead in an upscale Hollywood hotel room on Dec. 4. While the rapper was found with drugs on his per ...
Warner Music Looking To Purchase Death Row Records Music Catalog

Warner Music Looking To Purchase Death Row Records Music Catalog


News | Date: 2008-02-05
Warner Music Group is hoping to purchase Death Row Records' music catalog for $25 million. The label that was once home to Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg has been handled by a bankruptcy trustee since July 2006, due to what U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ellen Carroll termed "gross mismanagement ...
CNN Releases Audio-Video of Jackson 911 Call

CNN Releases Audio-Video of Jackson 911 Call


News | Date: 2009-06-26
Los Angeles, CA – Many aspects are still unclear in the untimely death of Michael Jackson that occurred just a day ago. It seems as though many reports are now circulating into the Jackson estate from debt to the amount of money his estate is actually worth. CNN has recently acquired that 91 ...
Funeral For Pimp C To Be Held December 13

Funeral For Pimp C To Be Held December 13


News | Date: 2007-12-11
Funeral services for UGK member Chad "Pimp C" Butler will take place Thursday (Dec. 13) at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center, 3401 Cultural Center Drive , Port Arthur, TX. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. and will be open to the public. Out respect for Butler’s family, no cameras of any ...
Friend of Fabolous Stabbed To Death

Friend of Fabolous Stabbed To Death


News | Date: 2007-11-26
A friend of Brooklyn rapper Fabolous was knifed to death outside a trendy Manhattan nightspot on Friday (November 23). Shamel McKinney, 25,was involved in an altercation that turned ugly when he was stabbed in the chest and back at Duvet. He'd reportedly been partying with Fab (born John Jackson) ...
JUDGE FREEZES SUGE KNIGHT'S ASSETS

JUDGE FREEZES SUGE KNIGHT'S ASSETS


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In March, a judge ordered the Death Row Records founder to pay $107 million to Lydia Harris, Harry-O’s wife, because Knight and his lawyers didn’t provide pertinent information to the court about the lawsuit. Both of the Michael and Lydia Harris claim that they helped to start the Death Row label, a ...
Snoop Rallies For Former Crips Founder

Snoop Rallies For Former Crips Founder


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According to the advocacy group Death Penalty Focus, Snoop will attend a rally Saturday outside San Quentin Prison. The Long Beach, CA rapper originally requested a visit with Williams but his application for entry was denied. "We were unable to provide him with a security clearance because of h ...
Upcoming Rapper Commits Suicide

Upcoming Rapper Commits Suicide


News | Date: 2007-07-05
Upcoming rapper and Onyx affiliate X1 died early this morning in Las Vegas,  a source that knew the rapper said. While the cause of death has not been confirmed by officials at press time, sources said that the rapper committed suicide. X-1, brother of Onyx group member Sticky Fingaz, ...
Notorious B.I.G. Greatest Hits in March

Notorious B.I.G. Greatest Hits in March


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10 years after his passing, Bad Boy Records continues to pay tribute to the label's flagship artist, with plans to release a Notorious B.I.G. Greatest Hits album this March. Bad Boy Records has announced that they will release Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits on March 6, which coincides wi ...
Death of Death Row Records

Death of Death Row Records


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Marion "Suge" Knight was ordered to make an appearance at a hearing this past Saturday (April 1) regarding his assets or face the possibility of having the court seize his Death Row Records. Neither Knight nor his legal team appeared in court on Saturday. In March 2005, a California Judge ...
Ludacris' Father Passes Away

Ludacris' Father Passes Away


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Ludacris is publicly thanking fans who have expressed their concern and support over his father's passing. According to the Associated Press, Ludacris' father, Wayne Brian Bridges, 52, died on Sunday (February 25) in an Atlanta hospital after a long illness. Luda's publicist, Barry Flore ...
UPDATE: Pimp C's Death Ruled Accidental

UPDATE: Pimp C's Death Ruled Accidental


News | Date: 2008-02-06
Nearly two months after his passing, the Los Angeles coroner's office has ruled that UGK member Pimp C died from sleep apnea, a common sleeping disorder that blocks the air passages during sleep, and an overdose of Promethazine/Codeine syrup. Pimp C (born Chad Butler) was found dead in his room a ...

 

 

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