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August 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM. Houston rapper BeatKing aka Club Godzilla. The "Thick" and "Crush" hitmaker died at 39 from a pulmonary embolism. Houston rapper BeatKing, known for the viral 2010 ...
This is a list of notable rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to ...
Signature. Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper and actor. Regarded as an influential figure in the late 1990s and early 2000s hip hop, [ 4] his music is characterized by his "aggressive" rapping style, [ 5] with lyrical content varying from hardcore themes to prayers. [ 2][ 3 ...
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), [ 1][ 2] known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles "Nann Nigga", "Shut Up", and "Take It to da House". In 2000, she released her debut album Da Baddest Bitch.
August 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Houston rapper BeatKing, whose booming voice and eccentric songs brought him fame in nightclubs and on social media, has died, his manager said ...
Natina Reed. Natina Tiawana Reed (October 28, 1980 – October 26, 2012) was an American singer, rapper and actress. She was born in New York City and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she pursued a career in music beginning in her early teens. Discovered by rapper Lisa Lopes, she worked as a writer for the girl group TLC.
Juice Wrld. Jarad Anthony Higgins (December 2, 1998 – December 8, 2019), known professionally as Juice Wrld (pronounced "juice world"; stylized as Juice WRLD ), was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Throughout a career of four years, he was a leading figure in the emo rap and SoundCloud rap genres which garnered mainstream attention ...
Biz Markie. Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper and singer. Markie's 1989 single "Just a Friend", became a Top 40 hit in several countries and was named No. 100 on VH1 's list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs of all time in 2008. [ 3] Markie was sometimes referred to as ...