Michigan rapper MC Breed (real name: Eric Breed) lost a battle with kidney disease in Ypsilanti, Michigan Saturday at the age of 36. Carter McWright, owner of Music Planet and an associate of Breed’s, called Breed a “a musical legend of Flint.”
“One thing about Breed is he had that flow, that rhythm,” he said. “He [...]

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Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson paid her final respects to her mother, her brother, and her nephew yesterday at a private funeral service in Chicago. But she wasn’t there alone. According to the Chicago Tribune, the singer had the support of over 2,500 mourners, including fellow celebrities Fantasia Barrino, Oprah Winfrey, Usher, Missy Elliot, and [...]

Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunha, passed away last night. The news comes just one day before the 2008 elections in which her grandson is favored to win. Barack made a joint statement with his sister today regarding the death of his grandmother while campaigning in Charlotte, N.C.
“It is with great sadness that we announce [...]

According to Billboard, Def Jam Vice President Shakir Stewart was reportedly found dead in his Atlanta home Saturday. Reports are suggesting that the record executive committed suicide, but at this moment, no further details are available.
“L.A. Reid and all of us at Island Def Jam Music Group are deeply saddened by the passing of our [...]

In what has turned out to be a complete nightmare for Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson and her sister, Julia Hudson, more bad news has come about. According to Chicago Breaking News, the body of Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew Julian was discovered early this morning inside of a white Chevrolet Suburban on the west side of Chicago. [...]

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LEFT: A memorial has been built outside the home of 57-year-old Darnell Hudson Donerson, the mother of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson in Chicago, Illinois. Donerson was found shot to death in her living room yesterday and her son Jason was found shot to death in a bedroom of the home. Police are searching for [...]

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Some devastating news hit the web this afternoon. Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead in a home on the South Side of Chicago earlier today. Police have marked the home a crime scene and suspect that the deaths were the result of a domestic dispute.
Public records show the address [...]

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All Hip Hop is reporting that Dr. Dre’s son, Andre Young Jr., was found dead in his home over the weekend:
Dr. Dre’s son has reportedly died, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner. The body of Andre Young Jr. was found in his Woodland Hills home on Saturday morning, says a report [...]

The memory of comedian/actor Bernie Mac was honored yesterday at a public memorial service in Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, over 7,000 people packed into Chicago’s “House of Hope” and celebrated the memory of the Chicago native, who died last week from complications from pneumonia. Comedians Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey and D.L. Hughley [...]

Soul singer and actor Isaac Hayes has died, according to CNN. Relatives found the 65-year-old Grammy & Academy Award winner unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department. Paramedics made attempts to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was [...]

Comedian Bernie Mac died early this morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago at the age of 50. Although the cause of death was not disclosed, Bernie Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia.
“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said [...]

The Baltimore Sun is reporting that a popular area DJ by the name of K-Swift died early this morning after a pool accident at her home. She was only 29 years old. While a definite cause of death hasn’t been determined, an autopsy is planned.
According to a preliminary police investigation, Khia “K-Swift” Edgerton, who lived [...]

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It seems like the entertainment industry has seen a new death, one after another, for the past month or so. Crazy stuff… TMZ is reporting that Ike Turner died in his San Marcos, California home. Sources tell the popular website that he may have died in his sleep. R.I.P. Ike
Ike was recently in [...]

Another tragic loss hit the entertainment industry today when UGK member Pimp C was found dead in an upscale LA apartment. He was 33 years old. Here’s a statement released from Jive Records:
It is with great sadness that Jive Records announces the passing of Chad “Pimp C” Butler, a member of the celebrated rap duo [...]

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died on Nov. 27, a day after he was shot at home. He was 24. Miami-Dade Police are investigating the attack, which came just eight days after an intruder was reported at Taylor’s home. An All-American at the University of Miami, Taylor was drafted by the Redskins as the fifth [...]

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Donda West, the mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, passed away Saturday from undisclosed causes, according to a spokesman for the family. She was 58. According to multiple sources, West was in Los [...]

The oldest child of civil rights leader the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior has died. Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center, says Yolanda Denise King died Tuesday night in Santa Monica, California at the age of 51. Klein says the family does not yet know the cause of death but thinks it might [...]

Roscoe Lee Brown - who received a Tony nomination for his work in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running - passed away on April 11 in Los Angeles at the age of 81, according to the Associated Press. Brown, who was born on May 2nd, 1925 in Woodbury, NJ, made his Broadway debut in 1960’s The [...]

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Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian billionaire to the untimely death of her son, died Thursday after collapsing in a Florida hotel room, one of her lawyers said. Smith, 39, collapsed and was unresponsive while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, said the [...]

I know I said I wouldn’t be making any updates or anything until the 26th or 27th, but I think this is important enough for you guys to know before then… James Brown, best known as “The Godfather of Soul,” passed away in an Atlanta, Georgia hospital this morning. He was 73 years old.
James Brown, the [...]