Dilla

According to the Detroit Free Press, founding member of seminal Detroit rap group Slum Village, Baatin, is dead at 35. The cause of the death is not yet public. Friends and family, from Dwele and 9th Wonder to Talib Kweli have sent their condolences through Twitter, spreading word of the Detroit MC's passing...

Legendary producer J Dilla's family have fought a three-year legal battle over the fate of his estate, but it appears that the case has finally been settled in their favor. Dilla, born James Yancey, died in 2006, from complications related to the autoimmune disease lupus...

It's not easy being Charles Hamilton. From losing battles to Rhymefest, Serius Jones and random college kids, to getting punched by his assistant/ex-girlfriend and allegedly taking credit for beats he didn't produce, the kid could use a break...

Young Harlem rapper Charles Hamilton, who we featured as a Top Prospect last year, has raised the ire of yet another element of the hip-hop community, by naming the late, great producer/rapper J Dilla as executive producer of his forthcoming album...