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Tag: rap music

**FILE** Greg Tate (Joe Mabel via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inObituary

Greg Tate, ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism,’ Dies at 64

by Stacy M. Brown December 7, 2021

Greg Tate, musician, music and culture writer and the renowned “godfather” of hip-hop journalism, has died at 64.

Posted inEntertainment

Hip-Hop Superstar DMX Dead at 50

by Stacy M. Brown April 9, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inStacy M. Brown

Hip-Hop Superstar DMX in Grave Condition Following Heart Attack

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Posted inEntertainment, Stacy M. Brown

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by Stacy M. Brown January 5, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEntertainment, Lifestyle

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Posted inEntertainment

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Posted inEntertainment

10 Ways Missy Elliott Changed the Game

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Shawn Prez, Former Bad Boy Exec, Succeeding Solo

by Washington Informer June 30, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

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by Washington Informer June 9, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Iggy Azalea Engaged to NBA Player Boyfriend

by Washington Informer June 2, 2015October 30, 2020

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