The Democratic candidates vowed to stop Zooming and get out more, and a rap video earned mixed reviews. Source: New York Times
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DMX on Life Support in ‘Vegetative State,’ Manager Says
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2021
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was hospitalized after a heart attack, his lawyer said. Source: New York Times
Biggie Smalls, the Human Behind the Legend
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
The new Netflix documentary “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” captures the rapper before fame, and history, got hold of him. Source: New York Times
Ricky Powell, 59, Dies; Chronicled Early Hip-Hop and Downtown New York
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2021
Prolific with his point-and-shoot camera, he captured essential images of the Beastie Boys, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Run-DMC, Andy Warhol and more. Source: New York Times
Salt-N-Pepa, Hip-Hop Duo That Spoke Up for Women, Tells Its Own Story
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2021
In a new biopic for Lifetime that they helped executive produce, the rap group that got its start in 1980s New York traces its roots and its conflicts. Source: New York Times
Hot 97 Fires Rap Radio Veteran for Ties to Yusuf Hawkins Killing
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2020
Employees of the radio station said they were shocked to see a colleague known as Paddy Duke in a new HBO documentary about the racist murder of a Brooklyn teenager in 1989. Source: New York Times