Photo Credit: Mika / CC by 3.0 Rap icon DMX has died, following news he was hospitalized on April 2. He was 50 years old. Fans have been praying outside the White Plains, New York hospital where the rapper was under evaluation for an apparent heart attack after an overdose. The rapper’s family has issued […]
Iconic rapper and entertainer DMX — aka Earl Simmons — was pronounced dead today in a hospital in White Plains, NY. DMX suffered a massive drug overdose and entered a ‘vegetative state’ just days ago. Now, after multiple brain scans and attempts to revive the iconic rapper, Earl Simmons has now been taken off of […]
Photo Credit: Hosein Zanbori Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audio cassette tape has passed away, aged 94. Dutch media reports Ottens died at his home in Duizel in Brabant on March 6. Ottens studied to be an engineer and started working for Philips in 1952. Eight years later, he was promoted to Philips’ […]
Michael Gudinski. Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi Mushroom Group founder and lauded Australian indie-music figure Michael Gudinski has passed away at the age of 68. Mushroom Group announced the unfortunate news on Facebook, noting that “the much-loved Australian music legend died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Melbourne.” The message doesn’t disclose Michael Gudinski’s […]
Photo Credit: Prince Markie Dee Mark Anthony Morales, better known as Prince Markie Dee of the rap group Fat Boys, has died. He was 52. Morales was a hit songwriter and producer for Mary J. Blige, kicking off her career. He also produced hits for Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Craig Mack, and Marc Anthony. He […]
Photo Credit: MTV International / CC by 3.0 Robert Maraj, the father of rapper Nicki Minaj, was struck and killed by a hit and run vehicle. The police report says Robert was walking in the roadway near Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue’s intersection in Mineola, NY, at 6:15 pm when the incident occurred. A vehicle […]
Chick Corea performing live. Photo Credit: Tore Sætre Famed jazz composer and pianist Chick Corea has passed away due to complications from cancer. Chick Corea’s team confirmed the unfortunate news in a Facebook post this afternoon, stating that the 79-year-old jazz mainstay had passed away on February 9th “from a rare form of cancer which […]
Mary Wilson in 2019. Photo Credit: Jay Godwin Motown legend and The Supremes cofounder Mary Wilson has passed away at the age of 76. Wilson’s publicist, Jay Schwartz, confirmed the unfortunate news in a statement, noting that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee had passed in her sleep while at home in Henderson, […]
Photo Credit: Kim Petras / CC by 3.0 Scottish producer and performer Sophie is dead at age 34 due to an untimely accident in Athens. Her death was confirmed in a statement from her publicity company, Modern Matters. Sophie had been living in Greece at the time. According to the statement, Sophie had “climbed up […]
Photo Credit: Phil Spector Music producer Phil Spector is dead at age 81, another COVID-19 casualty. Spector is noted for his “Wall of Sound” recordings in the 1960s. He was convicted of the murder of an actress in 2003 and was serving out his life sentence in prison when he died. The gruesome murder overshadowed […]