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Andre Melendez [2] (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed by Michael Alig and Robert "Freeze" Riggs on March 17, 1996. His life and death have inspired several pieces of media, including books, films, music, and television.
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
Tiffany "New York" Pollard: Flavor of Love: Children's Hunger Fund: Episode 6 7th Place Erica Mena: Love & Hip Hop: New York: Together We Rise Episode 5 7th Place; Re-entered later on Drita D'Avanzo: Mob Wives: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation: Episode 4 8th Place Yung Joc: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Ludacris Foundation: Episode 3 9th Place ...
Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.
He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups and are credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. [1] [2] Mizell was murdered in his Queens, New York recording studio in 2002.
The New York rapper tells PEOPLE what fans can expect ahead of this year's show Paras Griffin/Getty Fat Joe attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2024 on Oct. 8, 2024 in Las Vegas
The show is based in the South Bronx, with MC Serch (from the group 3rd Bass) serving as the host. [1] [2] At the end of each show, one rapper was eliminated. Each episode followed a different theme in hip hop culture and music, evolving the contestants from wannabe white rappers to full-fledged and multi-faceted hip hop acts.
The 1995 Source Awards were held at the Paramount Theater in New York City on August 3, 1995. The awards show was one of the most consequential and infamous events in the history of hip-hop.