On December 5, 2012, Gregory Miller, aka DJ Razzle K, passed away from complications associated with pancreatic cancer. Miller was 43 years old. After Razzle K’s death, I was talking with poet and hip-hop journalist Charlie Braxton who suggested I write a piece about the late DJ. I reached out…
On this day, March 9, in hip-hop history… 1997: Every year since the death of The Notorious B.I.G. on March 9, 1997, hip-hop has paid homage to one of the most legendary lyricists of all time. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day we lost Biggie Smalls. The rapper,…
Houston Hip Hop legend Pimp C would’ve turned 51 years old today Born Chad Lamont Butler on this day in 1973 in Port Arthur, Texas, Pimp C emerged into the Hip Hop scene with his partner Bun B to make the Underground Kingz (UGK) one of the greatest rap groups…
Matt Dike, co-founder of hip-hop record label Delicious Vinyl and a contributor to the Beastie Boys’ iconic album Paul’s Boutique, died Tuesday (March 13). He was 55 years old. Growing up outside of New York City in the 1960s and ’70s, Dike rebelled against the rigidity of his parents’ Jehovah’s…
The rapper Prodigy, who was one half of the iconic New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, has died at the age of 42. According to a statement released by Mobb Deep’s publicist, “Prodigy was hospitalized a few days ago in Vegas after a Mobb Deep performance for complications caused by…
“I fell in love with hip-hop in the late 1970s because it reminded me so much of bebop,” the late great Quincy Jones said of the art form and culture we know and love during a 2021 REVOLT interview. “Young people are seekers, man! They always have been. When we’re…
A$AP Rocky is the face of future-thinking hip-hop crew A$AP Mob. But now, through tragedy, the spotlight has turned on the crew’s original mastermind, A$AP Yams. The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of A$AP Mob founder A$AP Yams, whose untimely passing at the age of 26 came as a…
Rapper Dequantes Devontay Lamar, a.k.a. Rich Homie Quan, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024. He was just 34. The unfortunate news was confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner, adding that an autopsy is scheduled for Friday. There is no official word on the Atlanta-born rapper’s cause of death….
Nas’ artist and close friend to Dave East, Kiing Shooter, has reportedly passed away. Shooter was signed to Nas and Jungle’s Street Dream Records and was an emerging artist. “He was the one that broke through the most, getting hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and really coming with…
DJ PRZM passed away. He had a lifelong heart problem that finally got the best of him. P moved to Cali last year in hopes of getting a heart transplant. PRZM was a crucial force in Columbus Hip Hop. He produced several songs on Def Jux including Camu Tao’s hit…