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Kreayshawn Announces Pregnancy On Instagram

 

Kreayshawn Announces Pregnancy On Instagram

Kreashawn lets her followers know about her pregnancy with a photograph and thanks fans for support on Twitter.

Kreayshawn will be having a child. Kreay announced this news on Instagram, lettings fans know that she is pregnant. 

“Everyone’s been wondering why all my pics have been neck up,” she explained on Instagram. “Well, here’s a neck down one!”

She then announced that she is going to be a mother. The photograph she posted along with this announcement can be found below. 

Kreayshawn then told her Twitter followers that she is thankful for their support. She also expressed her joy.Kreayshawn’s own childhood was spent in Oakland, California. In a 2011 interview with HipHopDX’s current Editor-in-Chief Justin Hunte, Kreay explained what her life was like. “I feel like the way I grew up, like sometimes it makes me mad but then again it’s made me who I am. I’m never angry. I’m never overly sad about it. Shit, I like the way I grew up. That’s me.” Her debut album, Somethin’ Bout Kreay was released in September of last year. It can still be streamed online

Source: HipHopDX’s

Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly Of Kriss Kross Dead At 34

Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly Of Kriss Kross Dead At 34

Kriss Kross’ Chris Kelly, b/k/a Mac Daddy, was found unresponsive in his home on Wednesday.

Chris Kelly, best known as “Mac Daddy” of ’90s Hip Hop duo Kriss Kross, has reportedly died.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Kelly was found unresponsive in his home on Wednesday (May 1) afternoon.

Kelly was transported to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Kriss Kross was a child Rap duo consisting of Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith. Kriss Kross landed a smash hit with 1992′s “Jump,” which featured the group’s trademark backwards outfits.

The former So So Def act reunited to perform at the label’s 20th anniversary all-star concert in Atlanta.

Kelly revealed in a January 2013 interview with Yahoo! that he had gone to school to be a music engineer. “I just wanted to do something different,” he explained. “Get more on the technical side of things than just being an artist, and produce. I just wanted to be [the] all around best I could be as far as doing everything.”

Kelly was 34 years old.

R.I.P to the lil daddy mac!

020Aspiring Oakland Rapper Kenny Clutch Gunned Down In Las Vegas

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Following a hotel parking lot altercation, aspiring Oakland rapper Kenny Clutch was gunned down in Las Vegas, a block from where Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in 1996.

According to CNN.com, the incident took place during the early hours hours of Thursday (February 21), with Kenny Clutch (real name: Kenneth Cherry, Jr.) was shot and killed while driving down Las Vegas Boulevard. The rapper lost control of his Maserati and collided with a taxi at an intersection after being struck by at least one shot.

Kenny Clutch, the taxi driver Michael Bolden and the yet-to-be identified passenger all died in the crash, while the shooters have yet to identified by authorities.

At around 4:20 am local time, an altercation broke out between Clutch and another party in the valet parking section at the Aria Hotel. The other party, who was driving a black Range Rover, spotted the rapper a block away and opened fire, resulting in the crash seconds later.

Clutch’s attorney, Vicki Greco, told CNN that the slaying of her client was the last thing she thought she’d hear. “Out of everyone I know in the rapping industry there is no way I would have ever, ever expected to find that he was shot on the Las Vegas strip in such an aggressive manner…He didn’t have a (criminal) record or a history. He was just a good kid trying to make it and be a good father.”

Clutch leaves behind three children.

As far as Kenny Clutch’s rap career, the fledgling artist had released a series of videos to YouTube, including his own rendendition of Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin’,” also shot on the Vegas Strip.

MC Hammer Arrested For Obstruction, Claims It Was Racial Profiling

MC Hammer Arrested For Obstruction, Claims It Was Racial Profiling

MC Hammer says that an officer pulled out a gun and randomly asked him if he was “on parole or probation.”

MC Hammer was arrested for obstruction yesterday, but claims that it was actually a case of racial profiling.

According to TMZ, the “U Can’t Touch This” rapper says he was arrested for obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting and officer. He claimed that the officer pulled out his gun and asked, “Are you on parole or probation?” He was booked and released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California.

Taking to Twitter, Hammer detailed what he says actually went down. “Chubby elvis looking dude was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said ‘Are you on parole or probation?’” he wrote. “While I was handing him my ID he reached in my car and tried to pull me out the car but forgot he was on a steady donut diet. .. It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help (MallCop) !!! But make no mistake he’s dangerous .. only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man with an agenda, a gun and a badge. I was citied for obstruction smh. You have to know me to understand I was laughing when he was grunting and pulling on me .. I had just left the weight room .. I will now answer his question, contrary to his personal beliefs, all people of color are not on parole or probation fat boy !!!”

Hammer was most recently in the news for failing to pay $780,000 in back taxes and was being sued by the government to recoup losses. The lawsuit was filed in December 2011.

Rihanna by Terry Richardson for Rolling Stone

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Iconic hipster-tographer Terry Richardson has trained his lens on bombshell Rihanna for the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone, and we’re lucky enough to have a sneak peek at the results. The Rihanna-laced cover of Rolling Stone hits newsstands on February 14, in the mean time check out some of the images below.

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Jazz Musician Donald Byrd’s Death Confirmed, Leaves Legacy In Hip Hop

Jazz Musician Donald Byrd's Death Confirmed, Leaves Legacy In Hip Hop

The Blackbyrds co-founder, Soul-Jazz pioneer and Hip Hop sample icon Donald Byrd died earlier this week, according to family.

Legendary Jazz musician and trumpet player Donald Byrd has been confirmed dead (February 7) by family members. Amoeba Music has pointed out that Byrd’s nephew, Alex Bugnon took to Facebook to report the death which actually happened Monday (February 4). The relative added, “I have no more patience for this unnecessary shroud of secrecy placed over his death by certain members of his immediate family.” Byrd is believed to have been 80 years old.

Hip-Hop Wired also covered Byrd’s death, and highlighted some of the horn players Hip Hop connections. Hits such as Main Source’s “Looking At The Front Door,” DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s “Brand New Funk” and Organized Konfusion’s “Stray Bullet,” among many others all were built on Byrd’s (and The Blackbyrds’ catalog). Additionally, Byrd’s cover to 1963′s A New Perspective was recreated for Tone-Loc’s 1989 debut, Loc-Ed After Dark.

Byrd is widely recognized for pioneering the implementation of a choir on a Jazz album. A Blue Note Records star, Byrd also recorded for Savoy, Prestige, Elektra and Columbia Records. Prior to his 1959 solo debut, Byrd played on albums by Cannonball Adderly and Art Blakely. Later in his career, he worked extensively with Herbie Hancock, Cal Tjader and Wes Montgomery. Byrd, a Detroit, Michigan native, also worked with the late Guru on his first two volumes of Jazzmatazz.

In addition to his Jazz legacy, Byrd (especially with his Blackbyrds group) worked in Soul and Funk music.

L.A. Police Shoot Two Innocent People During Manhunt for Ex-Cop

Los Angeles-area police shot and wounded two innocent women early Thursday during a manhunt for an ex-LAPD officer suspected of shooting three cops and killing a couple.

The two women were delivering newspapers, the Los Angeles Times reported. One was shot in the hand and one was shot in the back:

The women, shot in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue, were taken to area hospitals, Torrance police Lt. Devin Chase said. They were not identified. One was shot in the hand and the other in the back, according to Jesse Escochea, who captured video of the victims being treated.It was not immediately known what newspapers the women were delivering. After the shooting, the blue pickup was riddled with bullet holes and what appeared to be newspapers lay in the street alongside.

A second shooting, involving Torrance police officers, occurred about 5:45 a.m. at Flagler Lane and Beryl Street in Torrance. No injuries were reported in that incident.

Chase said that in both instances police came across vehicles they thought were similar to the one [suspect Christopher] Dorner is believed to be driving. Neither vehicle was Dorner’s.

“Now it appears neither of them are directly related,” Chase said. “In both of them, officers believed they were at the time.”

According to the Associated Press, the first shooting occurred while officers were guarding a target in a multi-page manifesto Dorner wrote threatening other members of the LAPD.

Beyonce GQ Cover: Singer Shows Major Skin On Magazine Cover

Everyone has been talking about Beyonce’s post-baby body that she shows off in the leaked cover of the February 2013 Issue of GQ… now we get more. The magazine unveiled the full photo in advance of the January 15th release date. Here’s the photos. For the full interview, head over to GQ.com.

Mistah F.A.B gives out toys in Oakland for Christmas

Mistah F.A.B. has always been about his community, especially during the holiday season. Yesterday Mr. Fabby Davis gave out over 2,000 toys for his 6th annual toy drive in North Oakland.  A lot of kids are going to have a good Christmas because of that man..

Source:godermag

16-Year-Old Kid Shot & Killed over Air Jordans

 

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Sixteen-year-old Juan Reyna was gunned down inside a neighbor’s home last week in Houston, TX. According to his father, the violence erupted during an argument over a pair of Air Jordans Reyna had recently purchased from the alleged gunman, nineteen-year-old Yusef Villanueva.

While the crime is still under investigation, Yusef Villanueva has been charged with murder despite his initial claims that his gun went off by accident.

Juan Reyna will be buried today on what would have been his seventeenth birthday.