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Jon Lockett 26 Sep 2019,  A PHOTO of Tupac Shakur lay dying in his hospital bed mysteriously disappeared just after it was taken - fuelling crackpot theories the rapper faked his own death. Former Death Row Records security chief Reggie Wright Jnr claims a ghoul dressed as a hospital volunteer sneaked into the University Medical Center in Las Vegas to take the snap. Cops say Tupac Shakur was shot dead in September 1996 but not everybody is convinced Credit: Getty - Contributor The rapper was taken to the University Medical Center, Las Vegas, after being shot Credit: Google Just days earlier, the rap legend had been hit multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Sin City after leaving a Mike Tyson fight. Tupac was in lockdown in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit when the snapper managed to breach his personal security to take the deathbed photo. However, Wright Jnr claims the woman, who was dressed as a "candy-striper" (a hospital volunt...

This coming Sunday, Bumpy Johnson’s story will come to life via the EPIX network’s “Godfather of Harlem” series, starring Forrest Whitaker in the lead role. Johnson was one of the most feared gangsters of his time who also used his powerful influence for good as well. Ellsworth Raymond Johnson was born October 31, 1905 in Charleston, S.C. At the age of 10, his older brother Willie was sent North with relatives after he was accused of killing a white man. Johnson was sent to Harlem to live with an older sister after his parents felt that his short temper with white folks could get him harmed. The real Bumpy Johnson Johnson, who earned his nickname due to a large bump on his head, fell into crime early, burglarizing and pimping in Harlem. After serving a 10-year prison sentence, Johnson crossed paths with Stephanie St. Clair, better known as Madame Queen, who ran an extensive and independent numbers operation in Harlem. While waging war on the Italian mob, who ex...

Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton September 25, 2019  Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash will be heading to the bank. According to the Blast , Dash has settled a lawsuit he filed against Empire  co-creator Lee Daniels for a nearly $2 million investment in a long-dormant Richard Pryor biopic. In the suit, Dash sued Daniels for $5 million, arguing that the filmmaker didn’t share details about the project’s development as was stated in their contract. Dash was suing for lost profit and interest on the investment. The suit was actually settled late last year in a confidential deal. Per the settlement agreement, Daniels will pay Dash a total of $1,782,500 in installments from November 2018 until January 2021. It was also stipulated that Dash will relinquish his co-executive producer credit if and when Daniels releases the Pryor biopic and won’t share in any of the 5% of profits Daniels would make on the backend. Dash also agreed to stop making disparaging rema...

Nearly one year ago, Eminem pulled off a surprise album drop nobody — nobody — saw coming .  Like a missile straight from the sky,   Kamikaze arrived on August 31, 2018 and took aim at Shady’s detractors, obliterating everything in its path. On Wednesday (August 28), a tweet from Marshall Mather’s Twitter account got the rumor mill churning once again, leading many to wonder: Is there a Lord Jamar diss coming? Or is this an entirely new Eminem album? With 2017’s Revival, subtle hints started popping up on social media prior to its release. In October 2017, Paul Rosenberg  shared a photo of Yelawolf’s Trial By Fire album to Instagram. Upon closer investigation, a giant billboard on the side of a building was promoting a new drug called “Revival.” However the “E” was backwards, which is Em’s logo. View this post on Instagram Look what arrived at the Shady offices today! @Yelawolf T...

Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, is an American comedian, writer, social critic, and television and film actor.  He is best known for his appearances on Chappelle's Show and as a writer for comedian Richard Pryor. Mooney was born in 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana , and moved to Oakland, California , seven years later. His parents are George Gladney and LaVoya Ealy. Mooney was raised primarily by his grandmother Aimay Ealy, known among the family as  "Mama".  Ealy coined the nickname "Mooney" after the original Scarface (1932) actor Paul Muni. Mooney became a ringmaster with the Gatti-Charles Circus. During his stint as ringmaster, he always found himself writing comedy and telling jokes, which later helped Mooney land his first professional work as a writer for Richard Pryor.  Mooney wrote some of Pryor's routines for his appearance on Saturday Night Live , co-wrote his material for the Live on the Sunset Strip ...