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*Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he’s sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to speak at the pulpit of Jackson Baptist Memorial Church at Kelly’s funeral attended by some 300 friends, family and fellow entertainers, reports the Associated Press. The 34-year-old Kelly, who had [...]
*The 27th floor of Atlanta’s midtown W Hotel was all abuzz on Wednesday night with a private, Hennessy Black sponsored affair – The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Atlanta Legends Mixer – honoring some of the city’s music legends. Hosted by music moguls, Jermaine Dupri and Devyne Stephens, Rapper T.I., Singer Pebbles, Producer Michael Mauldin, Ent. [...]
*Risqué’ could have Millie Jackson’s middle name. She pushed the envelope and broke lady like stereotypes as early as 1971 when her first release “A Child Of God (It’s Hard to Believe)” was pulled from the air. Let’s just say, it wasn’t gospel and from the start Millie wasn’t governed by anyone’s rules other than [...]
*Newly free rapper Da Brat talked to TMZ about her nearly 2 ½ years behind bars, declaring she did not have romantic relations with any of the other inmates…even though they all would’ve jumped at the chance. “Every female in prison wanted me … all of them wish they could have gotten these goodies,” she [...]
*Vibe has scored the first post-prison interview with Da Brat, who discusses a number of topics that have developed since her incarceration more than two years ago for assault – including the rise of Nicki Minaj, Twitter and the pregnancy of her best friend Mariah Carey. Read excerpts below… Are you going to switch up [...]
*Da Brat is a free woman. The rapper, real name Shawntae Harris, has completed her three-year sentence for aggravated assault, according to a tweet from her mentor Jermaine Dupri. “Happy day for me and all So So Def fans, Da Brat is finally home,” Dupri posted on his Twitter page. The artist was sprung Monday [...]
*Black Entertainment Television will air an hour-long documentary about the slow, steady decline of female rappers signed to major American record labels. “My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women in Hip-Hop,” premiering Aug. 30 from filmmaker Ava DuVernay, traces the history of women MCs from The Sequence’s 1979 hit “Funk You Up” to Nicki [...]
*Da Brat is a free woman – sort of. The rapper, who was sentenced to three years in prison following her 2008 conviction for aggravated assault, has been put on a work release program – allowing her to spend full days Monday through Friday working in the community before returning to her cell at night. [...]
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