Born June 16, 1971 as Lesane Parish Crooks, his mother changed his name a year later to Tupac Amaru Shakur. The rapper was shot in Las Vegas on September 7,1996.
He died 6 days later on Sept. 13, 1996. Despite being shot at a busy intersection in one of the busiest cities in America, Tupac's murder remains unsolved.
Born on January 21,1965 as Jason William Mizell, but better known as Jam Master Jay, he was the DJ of the hip hop group Run D.M.C. Jay was gunned down October
30, 2002 in a studio in Jamaica, New York. Four other people were present in the studio that day, none came forward with evidence. His case was officially declared a
The concept of a hip-hop Illuminati has been floating around for years, but is there any truth in this? Let's unpack the basics. Are they real? They were! The Illuminati
was founded May 1,1776 as the Order of the Illuminati. They grew from five members to thousands and were banned in late 1777. The Illuminati was first mentioned in hip-hop
Born on May 21, 1972 as Christopher Wallace, this icon was known better as The Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls. The New York rapper was in Los Angeles when he
Did Aaliyah Really Cause The Bad Blood That Broke Up The Roc?
This one has been stirring around for some years. It was rumored that before her untimely death, the R&B diva was dating Roc-a-Fella co-founder Dame Dash and was dating Jay
Born Montae Talbert on Sept. 17, 1988, most people knew him better as M-Bone. M-Bone was a member of rap group Cali Swag District, known for their hit single "Teach
Me How To Dougie." M-Bone was shot and killed May 15, 2011 while sitting in his car at a liquor store in Inglewood, California. His murder remains unsolved.
Born Darrel Steven 'Chris' Lighty on May 8,1968, he was a hip-hop music mogul who represented artist like Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Nas, Missy Elliot, Diddy, and the list goes
on. Lightly was found dead on August 30, 2012 with what was originally called a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head and the gun laying next to his body.
His family and friends refuse to believe the wound was self inflicted, with rapper 50 cent even hiring a team to investigate the incident. His murder remains unsolved.
Israel Ramirez was the body guard of famed rapper Busta Rhymes. He was shot and killed on February 5, 2006 at the feet of some of hip-hops biggest stars. There
was a scuffle on the set of Busta's "Touch It" remix and shortly after, bullets started flying. With as many as 500 people present, including 50 Cent, Missy
Elliot, Mary J. Blidge and Lloyd Banks, there was not a single witness able to identify the shooter. Over 10 years later, his murder still remains unsolved.
Born James Adarryl Tapp Jr. on September 9, 1977, Soulja Slim was a writer and rapper. He was best known for his #1 hit "Slow Motion" with southern rapper Juvenile which
was released after Soulja's death. He was shot 4 times in the chest and found dead on his mother's front lawn on November 26, 2003. His murder remains unsolved.
Let's set the scene here with what we know. It was 2014, and the trio attended an after party for the Met Gala. Cut scene to the infamous elevator scene
where we saw an enraged Solange unleash ALL the anger at rapper Jay Z. We have heard everything from Jay Z cheating on Beyonce rumors to Solange being provoked by
Rachel Roy, a rumored former flame of the rapper. Regardless what the truth is, we probably won't ever know what REALLY went down on that elevator or why so for
The hip-hop industry, just like many other aspects of the world, has always had its fair share of mysteries that we have never been able to get to the bottom of. From unsolved murders to secret societies, there's a lot of unanswered questions out there. So how do we get to the bottom of them all?
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