Ice-T (1958—)
Releasing his first track, "The Coldest Rapper," in 1983, Ice-T became Los Angeles's first rap artist. He has since become one of America's most outspo...
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Honorees included LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Notorious B.I.G., the film Boyz N the Hood, Iced T, Salt N Pepa, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five.Surprisingly, many of the pioneers still reside...
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The lyric-spouting, Mountain Dew-guzzling, street-surfing Busta is a perfect ambassador for this collision of worlds. Along with four stages worth of A-list hip hop, rock, and alternative acts (Out...
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A remorseless drug lord with ties to hip hop and Hollywood was spared the death penalty Friday by a jury that instead sentenced him to life in prison without parole for having two rivals killed.Ken...
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A judge at the federal murder conspiracy trial of a crack kingpin with ties to the rap music industry warned prosecutors that pursuing a death sentence would be a waste of time and money."There's n...
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Following the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in Los Angeles, Parker stressed the importance of some sort of investigative unit to closely track hip hop artists. The NYPD eventually decided to make ...
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The awards show, which will be taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, will honor LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Salt N Pepa, John Singleton, Grand Master Flash and The Notorious B.I.G.
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VH1.com, in association with the second annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors announces the launch of FREESTYLE 59, an online contest to seek out the best undiscovered hip hop artist in the country. Five final...
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No singer in contemporary R&B is more left of center than Kelis. Don’t compare her to Mary or Beyoncé; Kelis is closer in spirit to baaad-ass, punk-inspired divas like Joan Jett and ...
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It was Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff's stab at legitimacy and possibly stardom: a straight-to-video film called "Crime Partners 2000," produced by the legendary druglord and featuring rappers Ja Rule, ...
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Ice-T (1958—)
Gold Carpet Captures Golden Moments
