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MTV News is reporting that 18-year old Louisiana rapper Lil Snupe was shot and killed last night. No details have been made public yet, but the announcement of Snupe's passing came in the form of a tweet from his manager, Leem7st. The call I got this morning is un real RIP 2 my Lil nigga lilsnupe 😢😢 http://t... Read More ...

The reggae community is mourning the loss of VP Records executive Joel Chin, who was shot and killed Tuesday night (Aug. 16) at his home in St. Andrew, Jamaica. As part of the VP team, Chin, 35, served as the company's Director of A&R. He...

A bike-by shooting in East Harlem, N.Y., left rapper Bigga Threat wounded, and another man dead yesterday (July 6). According to reports, an unidentified cyclist shot the Dame Grease-affiliated rapper, born Maurice Edwards, 29, and his associate Laquan Parks, 28, also an aspiring rapper, as they were sitting outside of a housing development on 128th St...

A 22-year-old Illinois woman is on trial for killing an aspiring rapper after she accepted a $5 bet to punch him in the face, to which he agreed. During a party in Joliet, Ill., where John "Fatboy" Powell, 25, and his group, Krazy Killaz were performing, Tiffany Startz threw one punch at the rhymer upon agreeing to the bet...

Rapper M-Bone of Inglewood, Calif.-based rap group Cali Swag District was shot and killed late last night (May 15). There are still few details about the tragic incident, but TMZ reports that M-Bone was the victim of a drive-by shooting...

Late on Monday afternoon (Dec. 20), police officials in New Orleans confirmed that Cash Money rapper Magnolia Shorty was identified as one of the victims in a shocking double homicide in the city. The shooting incident, which left the 28-year-old rapper and another man dead, occurred at about 12:30PM, near Downman Road in eastern New Orleans...

Former Cash Money artist Turk suffered the loss of his brother early Monday morning (Feb. 22), when he was gunned down in New Orleans. The rapper's brother, Ronald Smith, was reportedly murdered behind a daiquiri shop at around 3AM by 19-year-old Travis Dennis, who is currently in police custody...

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 ...