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According to reports, Haitian rapper Jean "Jimmy O" Alexandre has been confirmed dead. Jimmy was being sought by popular producer/rapper Wyclef Jean, who has been a major contributor to the Haitian relief fund, raising over $2 million towards emergency relief for the people of Haiti...

UK rap legend Derek B suffered a heart attack this weekend, and died at the age of 44. Derek B, born Derek Boland was one of the first British rappers to achieve mainstream success in the UK, enjoying two top 20 hits with 'Good Groove' and 'Bad Young Brother' in 1988...

Last week Beanie Sigel unleashed the Jay-Z diss track 'Average Cat,' which hit home hard enough to illicit a response from the Brooklyn rapper. Sigel's recent mission to salt old Roc-A-Fella wounds didn't stop there. Sigel has become chummy with part-time Jay-Z hater 50 Cent, but not just for the sake of beef -- there was business at hand...

According to reports, Brooklyn rapper Mike Beck was shot to death Friday night (Oct. 30). The Fat Joe-affiliated rapper was a member of group Kill All Rats, or K.A.R., which also included Rob Kash, Onez and Leader. He appeared with K.A.R. on Fat Joe's '300 Brolic' remix, and the group released a mixtape last May that was executive produced by Fat Joe and K ...

There's nothing like a reality show to kick-start a stalled career. Nineties urban pop singer Monica, who is probably best known for her 1998 fight-off duet with Brandy, 'The Boy Is Mine,' but who also notched up her own hits 'Angel of Mine,' and 'Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days),' too, is the star of a new BET reality series, 'Still Standing...