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Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, dies at 57

Apr. 11, 2024 01:04 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mister Cee, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in the Notorious B.I.G.‘s debut album, has died. He was 57. The famed disk jockey’s death was confirmed Wednesday by Skip Dillard, the brand...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 14-20

Apr. 08, 2024 10:16 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 14-20: April 14: Actor Julie Christie is 84. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is 79. Actor John Shea (“Gossip Girl,” ″Lois and Clark”) is 76. Actor Peter Capaldi (“Dr. Who,” ″The Musketeers”) is 66. Actor-turned-racecar driver...

Inside Missy Elliott's first headlining tour, with Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland

Apr. 08, 2024 08:52 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a tour no one saw coming. This summer, the trio — along with legendary producer Timbaland — will hit the road for...

Today in History: April 5, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death

Apr. 05, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, April 5, the 96th day of 2024. There are 270 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death following their conviction in New York on...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 7-13

Apr. 01, 2024 09:30 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 7-13: April 7: Country singer Bobby Bare is 89. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 86. Actor Roberta Shore (“The Virginian”) is 81. Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 77. Singer-guitarist John Oates of Hall and Oates is 76....

Flo Milli's new album proves the 'Never Lose Me' rising artist's dreams of greatness are coming true

Mar. 28, 2024 16:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Flo Milli always felt different from her peers growing up, believing she was destined for greatness. For her, the writing was always on the walls — and in the stalls. “In high school, I used to have a lot of girls that used to hate on me. And as a child, I...

Today in History: March 28, Three Mile Island has partial nuclear meltdown

Mar. 28, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Thursday, March 28, the 88th day of 2024. There are 278 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 28, 1979, America’s worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says raids of the rapper's homes were 'excessive' use of military force

Mar. 26, 2024 20:28 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy" Combs' lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper's Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were “a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight" to...

One month out, New Orleans Jazz Fest begins preparations for 2024 event

Mar. 26, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fair Grounds Race Course, which plays host to the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, begins its annual transformation in earnest Tuesday as organizers prepare to take over the field this spring for two weekends of music, food and fun. “Jazz Fest...

Feds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Mar. 25, 2024 21:40 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Two properties belonging to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York, two law...