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US prisoner claims to know identity of Notorious BIG murderer

4919 days ago
Guardian MusicConvicted tax felon Clayton Hill says he helped dispose of handgun used to shoot rapper in 1997Less than a month after a US inmate admitted robbing Tupac Shakur in 1994, another prisoner has come forward to claim he knows who killed Notorious BIG. Cl... more info

Two Unreleased Tupac Diss Tracks

4926 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleTwo unreleased diss tracks from 2pac. The first track that features Daz Dillinger, Threat and Kurupt. Tribe, Mobb Deep and Jeru Da Damaja are some of the artists the late rapper takes shots at. Watch Ya Mouth takes aim at Biggie Smalls, Nas, De La So... more info

Prisoner confesses to shooting Tupac Shakur in 1994

4940 days ago
Guardian MusicMan serving life sentence on unrelated charges claims he was hired to rob Tupac Shakur, setting off a fatal chain of eventsA man has admitted to the non-fatal 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur, claiming he was paid $2,500 to rob the rapper at Manhattan's... more info

Suge Knight takes gangsta rap literally and founds Death Row Records

4943 days ago
Guardian Music1991: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt was not just a battle between east and west coast, but between two types of hustle. The rough, in the form of Compton-born Marion "Suge" Knight, a failed Ame... more info

Sean Combs founds Bad Boy and releases Biggie's debut

4943 days ago
Guardian Music1993: Number 32 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicBack before he was the rapper known as Diddy, Sean "Puffy" Combs was a humble unpaid intern at Uptown Records. His ambition saw him rise to A&R executive, where... more info

J Dilla dies

4943 days ago
Guardian Music10 February 2006: Number 47 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicJames Dewitt Yancey, aka J Dilla, passed away in his bed at the age of 32. His untimely death was the result of a combination of rare blood disease ... more info

DJ Mister Cee -- I'm Guilty in Prostitution Bust ... Again

4954 days ago
TMZFiled under: Mister Cee, Celebrity Justice, Music DJ Mister Cee -- best known for his work with Notorious B.I.G. and Big Daddy Kane -- just pled guilty to a prostitution charge ... and it's his SECOND guilty plea in the past y... more info

Tupac declared to be 'alive and living' in New Zealand on US news site

4954 days ago
NMEPBS's website runs report that says Tupac and Biggie Smalls are still alive more info

Notorious B.I.G. Estate Signs Merchandising Deal

4963 days ago
ContactMusicThe mother of slain rap legend Notorious B. I. G. is turning her late son's memory into a lasting brand after signing a deal with a marketing company to release products bearing his name and likeness. Executors of Biggie's estate, includi... more info

Notorious B.I.G. Name Sold To Create Merchandise Products

4964 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleThe name of Notorious B.I.G., has been sold to Brand Sense Partners to create a range of merchandise products. The estate of the lateĀ rapper (trustees include Voletta and Faith Evans) have struck a deal with BSP to make products that will have the r... more info

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