Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur, best known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He was born June 16, 1971, New York City, tupac was shot dead at the age of 25, September 13, 1996, Las Vegas. Real name Lesane Parish Crooks. He left too soon.
Tupac Amaru Shakur, best known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He was born June 16, 1971, New York City, tupac was shot dead at the age of 25, September 13, 1996, Las Vegas. Real name Lesane Parish Crooks. He left too soon.
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American rapper, singer and actor. Nate Dogg was born August 19, 1969, Long Beach, he diead March 15, 2011 at the age of 41, he suffered a stroke on December 19, 2007 that paralysed the left side of his body. He suffered a second stroke september 2008 confirmed that the cause of the death was from complications of multiple strokes.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace, best known as The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and hip hop artist. Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He was born May 21, 1972, By 12:45 a.m., the streets were crowded with people leaving the event. Wallace's truck stopped at a red light 50 yards (46 m) from the museum. A black Chevrolet Impala SS pulled up alongside Wallace's truck. The driver of the Impala, an African American male dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, rolled down his window, drew a 9 mm blue-steel pistol and fired at the GMC Suburban; four bullets hit Wallace. Wallace's entourage rushed him to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed an emergency thoracotomy, but he was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m March 9, 1997 (aged 24).
Christopher George Latore Wallace, best known as The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and hip hop artist. Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He was born May 21, 1972, By 12:45 a.m., the streets were crowded with people leaving the event. Wallace's truck stopped at a red light 50 yards (46 m) from the museum. A black Chevrolet Impala SS pulled up alongside Wallace's truck. The driver of the Impala, an African American male dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, rolled down his window, drew a 9 mm blue-steel pistol and fired at the GMC Suburban; four bullets hit Wallace. Wallace's entourage rushed him to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed an emergency thoracotomy, but he was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m March 9, 1997 (aged 24).
Guru
Keith Edward Elam, better known by his stage name Guru, was an American MC and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Born July 17, 1961, Boston, On February 28, 2010, Elam went into cardiac arrest and, following surgery, fell into a coma but died on April 19, 2010, at the age of 48, from cancer. Keith Elam (Guru) was survived by his parents, three siblings, and a son named Keith Casim.
Keith Edward Elam, better known by his stage name Guru, was an American MC and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Born July 17, 1961, Boston, On February 28, 2010, Elam went into cardiac arrest and, following surgery, fell into a coma but died on April 19, 2010, at the age of 48, from cancer. Keith Elam (Guru) was survived by his parents, three siblings, and a son named Keith Casim.
Scott "La Rock" Sterling
Born March 2, 1962, in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, Sterling was raised by his mother, Carolyn Morant, a career municipal employee.[1] (His parents split when he was four years old.[1]) As a youngster, he moved from Queens to the Morisania section of the Bronx, and then to Morris Heights. Scott excelled in both academics and sports at Our Savior Lutheran High School, graduating in 1980 and heading off to Castleton State College in Vermont. He earned a varsity letter in basketball there.[1] As it became clear that he would not become a professional basketball player, Sterling became more and more focused on music. At Castleton State, he used to DJ at Dugan's Bar on Friday nights with Lee Smith. He helped introduce the entire campus to music from New York City.
Sterling met a violent death in 1987. His friend and BDP associate D-Nice had been assaulted by a couple of young men because D-Nice had been dating one of their ex-girlfriends. D-Nice asked Sterling to try to help defuse the situation. Later that day, Sterling, Scotty "Manager Moe" Morris, DJ McBooo, D-Nice and BDP Bodyguard Darrell, all riding in a red Jeep CJ-7 with a white fiberglass top on it, drove to the Highbridge Homes[1] Projects building on Morris Avenue in the South Bronx where the offending parties lived.[1] Sterling’s intention may have been to try to defuse the situation, but plenty of physical support arrived with him. As they were leaving, bullets ripped through the side and top of the Jeep. Sterling was hit in the neck. Critically wounded, he was driven in the Jeep to Lincoln Hospital which was less than a mile away. He was conscious and talking to the doctors as he was wheeled into the emergency room. Sterling then stated to the doctor that he was feeling cold and tired. At first it was thought that his injuries were not life-threatening, and his friends last saw him being wheeled away into surgery. They couldn't go into the emergency room with him, so they went to the diner around the corner on Grand Concourse and E. 149 Street to wait while he was treated. However, Sterling died in the operating room within one hour of being shot. Two men were arrested and charged with Sterling's murder but were acquitted at the trial.
Born March 2, 1962, in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, Sterling was raised by his mother, Carolyn Morant, a career municipal employee.[1] (His parents split when he was four years old.[1]) As a youngster, he moved from Queens to the Morisania section of the Bronx, and then to Morris Heights. Scott excelled in both academics and sports at Our Savior Lutheran High School, graduating in 1980 and heading off to Castleton State College in Vermont. He earned a varsity letter in basketball there.[1] As it became clear that he would not become a professional basketball player, Sterling became more and more focused on music. At Castleton State, he used to DJ at Dugan's Bar on Friday nights with Lee Smith. He helped introduce the entire campus to music from New York City.
Sterling met a violent death in 1987. His friend and BDP associate D-Nice had been assaulted by a couple of young men because D-Nice had been dating one of their ex-girlfriends. D-Nice asked Sterling to try to help defuse the situation. Later that day, Sterling, Scotty "Manager Moe" Morris, DJ McBooo, D-Nice and BDP Bodyguard Darrell, all riding in a red Jeep CJ-7 with a white fiberglass top on it, drove to the Highbridge Homes[1] Projects building on Morris Avenue in the South Bronx where the offending parties lived.[1] Sterling’s intention may have been to try to defuse the situation, but plenty of physical support arrived with him. As they were leaving, bullets ripped through the side and top of the Jeep. Sterling was hit in the neck. Critically wounded, he was driven in the Jeep to Lincoln Hospital which was less than a mile away. He was conscious and talking to the doctors as he was wheeled into the emergency room. Sterling then stated to the doctor that he was feeling cold and tired. At first it was thought that his injuries were not life-threatening, and his friends last saw him being wheeled away into surgery. They couldn't go into the emergency room with him, so they went to the diner around the corner on Grand Concourse and E. 149 Street to wait while he was treated. However, Sterling died in the operating room within one hour of being shot. Two men were arrested and charged with Sterling's murder but were acquitted at the trial.
DeShaun Dupree Holton
DeShaun Dupree Holton he was born October 2, 1973, better known by his stage name Proof, was an American rapper and actor from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably, D12. He was a close childhood friend of rapper Eminem, who lived on the same block. In 2006, Proof was shot and killed during an altercation at the CCC nightclub in Detroit. On April 11, 2006, Proof was shot four times by Mario Etheridge, after an altercation broke out during a game of billiards at the CCC Club on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. A pool game between Proof and Keith Bender turned into a heated argument and then escalated into a physical altercation.
On April 19, 2006, Proof was buried in the Fellowship Chapel in Detroit to a full house of 2,660, including long time friend Eminem, Royce Da 5'9, D12 and thousands more mourning outside he died at the age of 32. Seven months after Proof's death, his close friend Reginald "Mudd" Moore, who was with him at the nightclub where he was killed, gave an exclusive interview with XXL magazine where he told a different account of what happened that night. In Mudd's version of the events, Proof is portrayed neither as the instigator or cold blooded murderer. According to Mudd, the night started out with him and Proof and two of their friends bar hopping and having a guys' night out. They arrived at the Triple C club at around 3:30am where a fight between Keith Bender and Proof escalated over a pool game. The bouncer Mario Etheridge then pulled out his gun and fired two shots into the air to break the fight up, but instead the shots caused panic. According to Mudd, an intoxicated Proof pushed him out of the way and reached for his gun and that is when Bender started attacking him trying to get the weapon out of his hand. Etheridge then came over and started shooting in the direction of both Proof and Bender, killing them both.
DeShaun Dupree Holton he was born October 2, 1973, better known by his stage name Proof, was an American rapper and actor from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably, D12. He was a close childhood friend of rapper Eminem, who lived on the same block. In 2006, Proof was shot and killed during an altercation at the CCC nightclub in Detroit. On April 11, 2006, Proof was shot four times by Mario Etheridge, after an altercation broke out during a game of billiards at the CCC Club on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. A pool game between Proof and Keith Bender turned into a heated argument and then escalated into a physical altercation.
On April 19, 2006, Proof was buried in the Fellowship Chapel in Detroit to a full house of 2,660, including long time friend Eminem, Royce Da 5'9, D12 and thousands more mourning outside he died at the age of 32. Seven months after Proof's death, his close friend Reginald "Mudd" Moore, who was with him at the nightclub where he was killed, gave an exclusive interview with XXL magazine where he told a different account of what happened that night. In Mudd's version of the events, Proof is portrayed neither as the instigator or cold blooded murderer. According to Mudd, the night started out with him and Proof and two of their friends bar hopping and having a guys' night out. They arrived at the Triple C club at around 3:30am where a fight between Keith Bender and Proof escalated over a pool game. The bouncer Mario Etheridge then pulled out his gun and fired two shots into the air to break the fight up, but instead the shots caused panic. According to Mudd, an intoxicated Proof pushed him out of the way and reached for his gun and that is when Bender started attacking him trying to get the weapon out of his hand. Etheridge then came over and started shooting in the direction of both Proof and Bender, killing them both.
Da Grin
Our very own Rapper O GRIN Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun also known as Dagrin born 21 October 1987 was an award winning Nigerian rapper from Ogun, Nigeria. Dagrin's home was in Meiran, Alagbado, Lagos. His style of rapping incorporated Yoruba, English and Pidgin English. In 2010 he was nominated for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards for Best Album (C.E.O.), Hottest Single "Kondo", Best Rap Act and Best Collaboration with vocals. His album C.E.O. (Chief executive Omota English: Chief Executive Gangster) won the Hip hop World Award 2010 for best rap album. From it came the singles "Pon Pon Pon", and "Kondo". Dagrin worked with other Nigerian artists such as Y.Q, 9ice, M.I, Iceberg Slim, Bigiano and Konga. He associated with music producers like Sossick, Dr Frabz, Sheyman, and Frenzy. He died at the age of 22 on 22 April 2010 after a vehicle accident in Lagos.
Our very own Rapper O GRIN Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun also known as Dagrin born 21 October 1987 was an award winning Nigerian rapper from Ogun, Nigeria. Dagrin's home was in Meiran, Alagbado, Lagos. His style of rapping incorporated Yoruba, English and Pidgin English. In 2010 he was nominated for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards for Best Album (C.E.O.), Hottest Single "Kondo", Best Rap Act and Best Collaboration with vocals. His album C.E.O. (Chief executive Omota English: Chief Executive Gangster) won the Hip hop World Award 2010 for best rap album. From it came the singles "Pon Pon Pon", and "Kondo". Dagrin worked with other Nigerian artists such as Y.Q, 9ice, M.I, Iceberg Slim, Bigiano and Konga. He associated with music producers like Sossick, Dr Frabz, Sheyman, and Frenzy. He died at the age of 22 on 22 April 2010 after a vehicle accident in Lagos.
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