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Rest in Peace to one of the Pioneers of Hip Hop, Dwight Arrington Myers aka Water Bed Hev aka Mr. Big Stuff passed away Tuesday at the age of 44. Your legacy lives on! Reminisce on the good ole days through Heavy D’s music below. Click here to find out 10facts you never knew about […]
Black Hollywood represented on the red carpet at the 24th annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Anniversary Dinner, held at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City. Blair Underwood, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lamman Rucker (“Meet The Browns”), Russell Simmons, and Rockmond Dunbar were among the celebrity attendees lending their star power to the annual event. Cuba […]
“106 & Park” co-host Terrence J is reportedly dating model Selita Ebanks, and she is alleged to have gotten into an altercation with another model who kissed him in front of her. Terrence and Selita were entering a club in Miami, when Liza Irizarry approached him and kissed him on the check. Selita wasn’t havin’ […]
Every stop of Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s Watch The Throne Tour has been consistent for the most part, but the late Heavy D was acknowledged at last night’s show in New York City. Instead of deviating from the set list, by playing some of his music, Jay and ‘Ye honored Heav with a simple shout […]
DMX is really trying to clean up his act–literally. Just days after helping a restaurant employee mop the floors, the oft-imprisoned rapper was filmed vacuuming a nightclub. Find A Club To Clean In Your City! “Broom, vacuum, mop, whatever … it’s a rewarding experience,” he told TMZ. “What can I say? I like clean sh*t […]
Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller released his debut album Blue Slide Park on Rostrum Records today and prior to the album’s release, Mac Miller sat down with MTV News to talk about his LP and explain the origin of it’s title. “No matter what happens in life, no matter where you go, where you’re off to, what happens […]
Courtesy of Mediatakeout.com: Rihanna has canceled TWO shows in the last week. The official cause of the cancellations, is “The flu.” But the unofficial word amongst people around her, is that she may be pregnant. A member of Rihanna’s camp told MediaTakeOut.com, “[The word] was that Robyn [Rihanna] had the flu, but we all suspect it’s […]
Heavy D was best known as a rapper, but he had a multi-faceted career that was broader than the scope of the average hip-hop artist. 1.) Hip-Hop Exec: Heavy D was the first rapper to become president of established record label, Uptown Records. Jay-Z made headlines when he was named president of Def Jam in […]
TMZ is reporting that rap legend Dwight Arrington “Heavy D” Myers passed away today at the age of 44. Around noon he was rushed to an LA hospital where he was pronounced dead. No official word on the cause of death as of yet. Investigation is underway, but there is no evidence to suggest criminal activity. […]
Heavy D‘s unexpected death today in Los Angeles has stunned his family, friends and fans, and his last tweets have taken on an eerie feel. After boxing legend Joe Frazier succumbed to liver cancer, Heavy tweeted, “Gods speed, Mr Frazier” and described him as “truly one of the best heavyweight champs that ever lived.” Two […]
Hip Hop legend, Heavy D, has died at the age of 44! TMZ reports that he was “rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today … and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1 PM.” The cause of death is currently unknown. Heavy D, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, recently performed on the BET […]
Drake is currently on the promotion trail for his new album Take Care. He recently visited Toronto radio station “Flow 93.5″ to preview some of the tracks from the album where he “disrespected” his alleged ex-girlfriend Kandi Henry. Kandi Henry, 27, claims Drizzy hit her up after the incident and tried to apologize. The alleged […]