Six people were shot and wounded in four separate incidents in Brooklyn and Manhattan overnight, police said Sunday.

All six victims were expected to survive. There were no immediate arrests in the shootings.The gunplay — part of a continued surge across the city this year — started in Brooklyn at 1 a.m. when two men, 43 and 45, were shot in the chest at Beverly Road and Flatbush Ave. in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The shooter fled in a dark-colored vehicle and the suspects were taken to Kings Cou...

The Atlanta-based rap artist Shawty Lo was killed in a crash early Wednesday morning, according to Fulton County police. Word of his death spread quickly, including on the rapper's Twitter account. User Actions

 

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DJ Whoo Kid was detained by the NYPD earlier this week while he was leaving work at the SiriusXM office in Manhattan. 

Nassau County Sheriffs scooped up the G-Unit affiliate on an outstanding family court warrant on Monday (Aug. 8), reports TMZ. According to the site, Kid had a warrant for missing a court date, and police records showed that he was two years behind on child support. 

Whoo Kid reportedly had to prove that he was up to date on his payments before he was released. 

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While Queens MCs Nas and 50 Cent buried the hatchet last night when they both hit the stage at Hot 97's Summer Jam, it seems a third Queens rapper felt some type of way about the performance, more specifically about 50 Cent choosing to perform his Murder Inc. Diss record "I Smell Pu**y."

Ja Rule hopped on Twitter almost immediately after the performance, tagging 50 Cent and letting the world know that he was surprised 50 would still acknowledge the beef after a decade.

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Early this morning I awoke to my phone ringing off the hook. It was one of my well-connected sources informing me that rap mogul T.I. Harris and soon-to-be washed up boxer Floyd Mayweather were arguing over T.I.’s wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris. I noted all the details of the argument, th...

DJ Rashad - Rashad Harden

April 26, 2014 (CHICAGO) -- DJ Rashad, a house music icon in Chicago whose new EP is set to be released next week, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose Saturday afternoon on the Lower West Side.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead this weekend of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said Sunday. ...