R.I.P. Keith Elam aka Guru (of Gang Starr) 1966-2010
One of the most influential rappers of all time.
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Bouncers from Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Atlantic City gets fired after beating the crap out of two men. Couri Glen, former supervisor of security at the club, stated that him and his ‘security team’ approached the two men after complaints of them copping cheap feels. The ‘posse’ tried to escort the two men out, punches were thrown and the men get an old fashioned cell block d ass whooping.
To the ‘gang’…what goes around comes around.
I’m not going to bore you with more Tiger Woods news…you already know the deal. Here’s a clip of a voicemail left by Nike’s goldenboy to some broad that obviously is not his wife.
Legendary DJ Mr. Magic has died from a heart attack. Mr. Magic, born John Rivas, was a legendary DJ who debuted in 1979 on a pay-to-play broadcast on WHBI 105.9′s “The Mr. Magic Disco Showcase.”
In 1983, he launched “Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack,” in New York City which featured a DJ Marley Marl and the future Co-Chillin Record label owner Tyrone “Fly Ty” Williams.
Mr. Magic was also a co-founder of the legendary Hip-Hop collective The Juice Crew, which featured Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Craig G., Kool G. Rap and Masta Ace.
Rap Attack influenced a countless of number of artists, ranging from rappers like Tupac Shakur, KRS-One, Biggie Smalls, Nas, Eric B. and Rakim, DJ Premier and many others.
“He paved the way for all radio stations that ever did mix shows,” DJ Premier said via his blog. “Also sparked the career of Boogie Down Productions due to the diss he showed when they came to shop their demo to him and was turned away which then sparked “South Bronx” and “The Bridge is Over.”
Mr. Magic was also featured as a DJ on 2002’s Grand Theft Auto’s fictitious radio station Wildstyle Pirate Radio.
Here’s one of Mr. Magic’s debut albums on Profile Records. Mr. Magic Rap Attack Vol. 1. Enjoy
Mr. Magic Rap Attack Vol. 1 – Download
Actor Patrick Swayze succumbed to his fight with cancer today. Swayze, 57 has had a successful career as an actor and a short stint as a singer. Instead of writing a post focused on his death, we at We Make The Crowd will choose to celebrate his life my listing our favorite Swayze movies.
Dirty Dancing
Ghost
Red Dawn
Road House
The Outsiders
Point Break
Harlem rapper and Dipset member Max B. was sentended to 75 years in prison for his role in a robberyattempt that led to a double murder in a Fort Lee, NJ hotel in September of 2006.
Max B. and his co-d Kevin Leerdam were convicted on charges of felony murder, kidnapping and armed robbery for planning and robbing Allan Plowden and David Taylor.
The robbery was planned by Max B.’s ex-girlfriend Gina Conway who got a great plea deal and testified against the pair. An 18-year sentence is scheduled to be handed down to Conway while Leerdam received a life sentence plus an additional 35 years.
Kids another example that crime does not pay…all the time.
