Obituaries

Walter Yetnikoff shares a laugh with Paul McCartney (Photo Credit: Nick Truger, CC by 3.0) Walter Yetnikoff, the longtime king of CBS Records and progenitor of Sony Music Entertainment, has passed away at 87.... Read More...

Photo Credit: Antti Salonen / CC by 3.0 ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has passed away in his Houston home, aged 72. The band shared a statement on Wednesday announcing the bassist's death. "We are saddened by th... Read More...

Photo Credit: Stefan / CC by 2.0 Slipknot's founding drummer Joey Jordison has passed away at age 46. Representatives for his family say he died peacefully in his sleep, with no cause given. "Joey's death ha... Read More...

Live Nation executive Theresa Velasquez was one of the nearly 100 individuals who perished in the Surfside condo collapse last month, officials have confirmed. The former Sony Music marketing professional T... Read More...

One of rap's biggest originators, Biz Markie, has been pronounced dead. The pioneering old school rapper passed away at the relatively young age of 57. Biz Markie, the multi-faceted rapper and hip hop pionee... Read More...

Biz Markie. Photo Credit: Keith Allison (CC by 2.0) Biz Markie's family is now responding to erroneous reports that the legendary rapper has passed away. Despite reports to the contrary circulating Wednesday... Read More...

Shock G performing as alter-ego Humpty Hump in 2012. Autopsy details have now emerged on hip-hop pioneer Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G, who died in April of this year. The ultra-powerful opioid fentanyl has no... Read More...

Photo Credit: Epic Records Dallas viral rapper Lil Loaded is dead after an apparent suicide, according to his attorney. The Dallas County medical examiner's office confirmed the rapper's death. But the cause... Read More...

Photo Credit: John Davis via Facebook John Davis, one of the real voices behind the music group Milli Vanilli, has passed away. "My dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus," Davis' daughter, Jas... Read More...

Photo: Mika Väisänen (CC by SA 3.0) As the world continues the mourn the death of DMX, more information about the rapper's tragic overdose and resulting heart attack is coming to light. Here are more details ... Read More...

Another rap legend has passed away. Shock G, cofounder of Digital Underground and longtime Tupac Shakur collaborator, died today at age 57. Here's a fun early rap fact: Tupac Shakur first appeared in the Dig... Read More...

Photo Credit: Mika / CC by 3.0 Rap icon DMX has died, following news he was hospitalized on April 2nd. He was 50 years old. Fans had been praying for days outside the White Plains, New York hospital where th... Read More...