Chucky Thompson, the hip hop and R&B record producer best known for his work as a part of Bad Boy Records' "Hitmen" production team, has died. He was 53.

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"It is with a very heavy heart that I can confirm the passing of Chucky Thompson," his publicist, Tamar Jada, said in a statement provided to PEOPLE on Monday.

"To anyone in his orbit, you know how generous he was with his energy, creativity and love," the statement read. "Both the music i...

HAVANA (AP) –  For more than two years, a U.S. agency secretly infiltrated Cuba's underground hip-hop movement, recruiting unwitting rappers to spark a youth movement against the government, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

The idea was to use Cuban musicians "to break the information blockade" and build a network of young people seeking "social change," documents show. But the operation was amateurish and profoundly unsuccessful.

On at least six occasi...

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Every generation of young people has had to endure the collective sighs and hand wringing from an older generation that decries their taste in music, clothes and their overall bad attitude.  Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D has recently entered the fray as a potential elder statesman with his recent comments about Hot 97, a New York City radio station that promotes itself as the place “Where Hip Hop Lives”.

He reacted to their June 1 Summer Jam Concert by stating,” what a sloppy fi...

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta‘s Benzino posted a photo on his Instagram this morning of he and boo thing Althea Hart in white wedding realness. Don’t get too hyped though because the “costumes” seem to be for a video shoot. Benzino offered the hashtag #GhettoLove over a series of photos and videos with the two dressed to marry.

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