Jerry Heller, the manager of gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A. who brought mainstream audiences to the controversial group before a still-bitter falling-out, has died, his record label said Saturday. He was 75. Heller, who was active…
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Amid police tensions, Ice Cube leads rap defiance
Ice Cube co-wrote one of the defining protest songs against police brutality and, at a moment of soaring tension with US law enforcement, the rap legend did not hold back. “The police tried to tell…
Dr. Dre is set to release his first album in 16 years
Dr. Dre is set to release his first album in 16 years. The 50-year-old musician has recorded a brand new album as the soundtrack to ‘Straight Outta Compton’ – a biographical drama based on the…
Ice Cube wants happy funeral
Ice Cube wants his funeral to be a “real f***ing happy occasion”. The 56-year-old rapper has already put in a great deal of thought of how he wants his life to be celebrated when he…