Benzino Shot Multiple Times Leaving Mother’s Funeral

Rapper, magazine publisher and reality TV star Benzino was reportedly shoot in Boston, MA while attending the funeral of his mother.

Days ago, Benzino announcing the passing of his mother via his Twitter account. Today, he attended her funeral service where local police say he was targeted during the procession.

“The incident was between two vehicles whose occupants knew each other. The driver of a Bentley shot the driver of a red Dodge SUV, who exited his car and was taken to the Duxbury police station by a passerby. The injured red Dodge SUV driver, who officials say was in his 40s, was then transported by ambulance to the hospital.The Bentley driver has been arrested and will be arraigned Monday on a charge of armed assault with intent to murder.”

No word from Benzino’s camp on the status of his condition.

Police And Fans Speculate Why Chicago Rapper Lil Marc Was Murdered

A Chicago rapper was killed, presumably for mocking the deaths of his rivals in the streets.

Lil Marc, a rapper born Marc Campbell, is definitely being mourned as a bevy of tweets and other condolences have permeated over social media since his death last Friday.

The 20-year-old was shot and killed a mere two days after he released a video called “No Competition,” which allegedly makes light of other people’s deaths. On the song he says, “Mask up, young n*ggas on dummy, catch you in broad day leave em like J Money.”

One online poster said, “Yall must not heard lil Marc competition..can’t stand on the bus stop after making something like that.”

The motivation behind the death is largely speculative and the police are still investigating.

Sean Price Laughs Off Rappers Claiming “King Of New York”

NYC rapper Papoose had a lot of people taking after he claimed that he is “The King Of New York” in an interview with The New York Daily News.

One fellow rapper out of the Brooklyn, Sean Price, shared his thoughts on the KONY discussion, and the Boot Camp Clik member seems to find Pap’s royal declaration laughable.

Price posted his response on Twitter.

Nas: I Don’t See Enough Emcees Who Are Brave Enough To Address Social Issues (VIDEO)

 As an extension of the Kennedy Center’s One Mic: Hip Hop Culture Worldwide Festival taking place in Washington, D.C., Georgetown University hosted a “A Conversation with Nas and Michael Eric Dyson.”

During the 90-minute discussion moderated by Lehigh University professor James Peterson, Nas spoke on members of the culture not taking a greater responsibility to rap about topics that touch on social justice issues.

Nas said:

50 Cent Explains Why “G-Unit Had To Get Dropped”, Hip Hop Consumers Being “Fiends” + More (VIDEO)

 50 Cent once said “depression is a luxury I can’t afford”, so he is well adept to making tough decisions. Today (March 31st), 50 Cent appeared on The Breakfast Cluband spoke on why G-Unit had to be dropped, how Jay Z, Fabolous and Lloyd Banks are essentially the same persona and more.

When 50 left Interscope and transitioned from the major label to his new independent venture with Caroline/Capitol/UMG, he admits that certain changes had to be made because he has to incur new expenses. According to 50, Banks and Yayo outgrew their original contracts and became too financially liable to continue to be signed to Interscope:

Producer Jake One Breaks Down Making Drake’s “Furthest Thing”

Aspiring producers and Drake fans can now discover how his “Furthest Thing” song came together. Jake One recently spoke with Snare Jordan to discuss how he made the beat for track two off Drizzy’sNothing Was The Same.

The man who has also created production for 50 Cent, T.I., and Rick Ross explains how he experimented with Pro Tools for the drums and reinterpreted the sample on “Furthest Thing.”

Jake also talks about how he connected with Drake through social media. He says did not realize the rapper was following him on Twitter until fans informed him. The Seattle native reached out to Drake through tweets and then later sent him beats for review. Eventually, the “Furthest Thing” track was selected for the album.

“Over the course of like a year, he picked a bunch of beats and that was the one that ended up making it,” reveals Jake.

[ALSO READ: Pusha T Discusses First Time Meeting Pharrell & Kanye West]

Watch “Jake One: The Making of Furthest Thing” below.

Richard Sherman: The NFL Banning The N-Word Is” Almost Racist”

Do we live in a post-racial America where banning an racially offensive word is offensive? According to Seattle Seahawks’ corner Richard Sherman, we do as he gave his opinions on the NFL’s recent attempt at banning the N-word from being said on field.

At a March owners’ meeting, it is being speculated that the NFL’s competition committee will put in place a rule that would penalize teams 15 yards if players utter the N-word. In a recent interview with  themmqb.com, the Super Bowl winning Sherman disapproves of the banning, partially on the grounds that other offensive language will not been penalized:

[Banning the n-word] is an atrocious idea. It’s almost racist, to me. Why wouldn’t all curse words be banned then.

The Fritz Pollard Alliance, an organization that monitors diversity in the NFL, has led the charge for the rule. The head of the group, John Wooten informed ESPN.com that he believes the 15 yard penalty should escalate to ejections for multiple players:

I’ll even accept the fact that they say we’re going to warn them in preseason but during the [regular-season] games, if it comes up, we’re going to take him to the sideline to the coach and tell the coach, ‘Coach this a warning. Next time he’s out of here.’ I want it to be that drastic

The rule will be discussed and voted for approval at this year’s owner’s meeting from March 26th-March 29th in Orlando, Fla.

Rick Ross: If The Illuminati Was Like Men In Black I’d Invite Them To My Home

Rick Ross is a rapper, entrepreneur, former correctional officer, father but he has never been a member of a mysterious occult. In a recent interview, Ross not only laughed off the persistent rumors of his affiliation with the Illuminati, but also theorized a scenario in which he would be open to joining the group.

While speaking with Rolling Stone for their upcoming issue, Ross says the Illuminati rumors not only humor him but compliments the rapper’s success:

It’s a compliment. Like, ‘Wow, I made it, I’m in the Illuminati!’ But people who say shit like that, to me, are like people who believe in f*cking magic.

Later in the interview, Ross makes peace with all magicians by stating that “avid Copperfield is a close homey of mine”. The Mastermind rapper even gives a scenario in which he would all the Illuminati members to hang with him at his house:

If the Illuminati was like Men in Black, I would’ve been told them to come to the house. You mean they just pull up and zap you and you’re successful and rich? Shut the f*ck up! You know, I just smile and keep it going, man.

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