Posts tagged dead

We lost an Atlanta rap legend yesterday when rapper Shawty Lo died in a fatal car accident.He was known as the King of bankhead and his biggest hit “Dey Know” in 2008 when he also …

The internet was shocked when rapper Chris Kelly, of the famed 90’s rap group, Kriss Kross, made headlines, that the rapper had died. In a recent interview, past label mate and former So So Def artist, Da Brat,  recently …

Just one week after Michael Clarke Duncan died, it has been concluded the cause of death was from respiratory failure, weeks  after going into cardiac arrest.     According to the actor’s death certificate, respiratory failure  …

Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her bloody style of street vengeance during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era of the ’70s and ’80s, was shot to death in Medellin by a motorcycle-riding assassin Monday. She …

Michael Clarke Duncan’s fiancee says the Oscar nominee for “The Green Mile” has died while being hospitalized following a July heart attack.   Publicist Joy Fehily released a statement from Clarke’s fiancée, the Rev. Omarosa …

The internet is on fire with reports of Violator Management founder Chris Lighty, is reported to have passed away.  According to the internet and a hosts of tweets from the internet, the music moguls cause …

Ms. Melodie (aka Romona Parker) of Boogie Down Productions fame has been confirmed dead this afternoon. Anonymous sources confirmed the tragic news to TheUrbanDaily.com, although the cause is still unknown.   Melodie, a Brooklyn, New …

Famously known for the beating by Police officers, that sparked the LA riots in 1991.

RIP Tupac, we still got love for you.

Yvette Wilson, one of the stars of “Moesha” and “The Parkers”,  died at the age of 48 yesterday after battling cervical cancer.   Wilson, played Moesha’s friend Andell Wilkerson through 5 seasons of the hit …

Disco super-group Bee Gee’s member Robin Gibb dies after long battler with cancer. One member remains.

Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, died this morning after a battle with cancer.  Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old. Sources close to Summer say the singer …

Dick Clark, the famed TV producer and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” host — died from a massive heart attack this morning. Clark’s rep says, the TV icon had been in St. John’s hospital in L.A. …

Everyone can calm down now. Usher is NOT dead. The R&B singer is alive and well contrary to reports that claimed him to be killed in a fatal car accident in New Mexico.   The …

It’s legal. It’s as easy to buy as aspirin. And a teenager you know has probably tried it. It’s “synthetic pot,” sold in corner stores as herbal incense or potpourri, and doctors and politicians say …

Jimmy Ellis, who sung lead vocals for The Trammps on their 1970s classic “Disco Inferno,” died yesterday in South Carolina. He was 74. Eliis died from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease, his daughter told the …

Whitney Houston’s 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina got inconceivably richer the day her mother died — because the singer left Bobbi 100% of her assets in her will. An estate valued at around $20 million. According …

The L.A. County Coroner’s Office has received phone calls and emails from people claiming to be relatives of Whitney Houston. Sources claim the calls and emails were made by several different people, some claiming to …

It’s still too soon to make Whitney Houston jokes — at least according to the people at Target, who have decided to pull a greeting card from their shelves that mocks the late singing legend. …

Recently the National Enquirer posted shocking photos of Whitney Houston in her casket. Putting millions of fans in awe! Now, another tabloid has added salt to that wound and posted on the front page, a …

The National Enquirer has sparked outrage by publishing a photograph of Whitney Houston apparently lying in an open coffin.  The morbid image, which was allegedly taken at the family’s private service at a funeral home …

(LATime) It bears noting up top the odd juxtaposition of watching Whitney Houston’s funeral on television stations called E! Entertainment and Black Entertainment Television, as though the loss of a singular voice is indeed an …

Bobby Brown is about to make a money grab by leeching onto his daughter, the sole heir to Whitney Houston’s fortune — at least that’s what Whitney’s mom and other family members believe.   Family …

TMZ has obtained a photo of the tub in which Whitney Houston died. The photo was taken moments after police and EMTs removed Whitney’s body from the bathroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The photo …

With the death of ex-wife Whitney Houston, and his daughter Bobbi Kristina in the hospital, sources close to Bobby Brown sayhe is on his way to Los Angeles be with his daughter and skipping a concert to do so. According …

In the wake of the death of Whitney Houston, family members fear that her daughter, 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown, might be suicidal and are considering getting her help … TMZ has learned. Bobbi Kristina was taken to …

According to our sources, Houston died at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Rumored to have been dating much young R&B singer Ray J, is said to have  found her body in the hotel room. A police crime …

Breaking news has been buzzing all over the media and the internet that the pop soulstress Whitney Houston has passed away. She reigned as pop music’s queen until erratic drug use took a toll on …

Hazell Stoudemire, the older brother of NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire, died early this morning in a car accident in Florida. The accident happened on Route 27 in Lake Wales. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, …

Don Cornelius — who famously created “Soul Train” was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning … and law enforcement sources tell us it appears he committed suicide. Cops discovered the body …

Joe Paterno died Sunday at a State College, Pa., hospital, suffering in his final days from lung cancer, broken bones and the fallout of a horrific scandal that not only cost him his job, but …

Legendary R&B singer Etta James — famous for her hit songs “At Last” and “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” — has passed away. The singer — whose health was on a rapid decline the …

Hip Hop lost one of it’s most sampled and beloved forefathers. Jimmy Castor, saxophonist and leader of the seminal funk/disco group Jimmy Castor Bunch, passed away yesterday at 64.

  Life and death were separated by a matter of seconds for Heavy D, who stopped breathing while a bystander was on the phone with the dispatcher — and you can hear it all unfold in …

Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Tuesday morning, as a result of a stroke he suffered back in October. This according to his friends at the "Opie and Anthony" radio show.

Despite what you may be hearing on Twitter rapper Too Short insists, he's NOT DEAD.

Earlier today, we reported the passing of Hip Hop Legend, Heavy D. The cause still remains unknow. Sources have given us some insight of what may have been the cause of his untimely death. 5:12 PM: …

Rap legend Heavy D — one of the most influential rappers of the '90s — died earlier today. Heavy D — real name Dwight Arrington Myers — was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon …

Amy Winehouse's blood alcohol level was more than 4 times the legal limit at the time of her death — this according to the coroner who says the singer died as a direct result of over-consumption.