#Chi Modu, Celebrated Hip-Hop Photographer, Dies at 54

#Chi Modu, Celebrated Hip-Hop Photographer, Dies at 54

“#Chi Modu, Celebrated Hip-Hop Photographer, Dies at 54” Chi Modu, the influential photographer who shot some of the biggest names in hip-hop, has died. The news was first announced on Saturday (May 22) via Modu’s official Instagram account. “Our hearts are broken,” the post reads. “We continue the fight. The family request privacy at this…

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#Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Star, Dies at 75

#Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Star, Dies at 75

“#Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Star, Dies at 75” Roger Hawkins, a drummer who shaped American popular music as part of the Alabama’s famed Muscle Shoals music scene, has died. The Muscle Shoals Music Foundation announced the news on Thursday afternoon (May 20). According to AL.com, Hawkins died following an extended illness and several years…

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#Paul Mooney, Comedy Legend, Dies at 79

#Paul Mooney, Comedy Legend, Dies at 79

“#Paul Mooney, Comedy Legend, Dies at 79” Comedian, actor, and writer Paul Mooney has died from a heart attack, according to journalist Roland Martin and the Daily News. He died early this morning (May 19) at his Oakland home, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 79 years old. Paul Mooney was born in 1941…

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#Digital Underground’s Shock G Dies at 57

#Digital Underground’s Shock G Dies at 57

“#Digital Underground’s Shock G Dies at 57” Shock G, emcee, producer, and co-founder of the ’90s hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died, according to an Instagram post by the group’s Chopmaster J and TMZ. “34 years ago almost to the day we had a wild idea we can be a hip hop band and take…

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#Black Rob Dead at 52

#Black Rob Dead at 52

“#Black Rob Dead at 52” Robert Ross, the rap artist known as Black Rob, died yesterday (April 17) at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, The New York Times reports. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, as Ross’ friend Mark Curry told the Times. He added that Ross was dealing with a number of health…

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