Lauryn Hill Announces Live UK Date

Grammy award winner and former Fugee member, Lauryn Hill will be returning to the UK stage to perform a rare, one-off show on April 14th at the Indigo2 in London.

This performance will mark the multi talented singer, rapper and actress’ first show in the UK in some five years. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Friday 23rd March 2012.

We remember Hip Hop legend Notorious BIG

 It was 15 years ago today (9th March) that arguably the greatest hip hop rhymer of all time, Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, Notorios B.I.G., sadly departed this planet thus leaving a massive void in the music world of Hip Hop.

RIP

Notorious B.I.G. 21 May 1972 - 9 March 1997

His music plays on today and he will never be forgotten.

 

 

 

 

Hip Hop Royalty, Heavy D passes away at only 44

Hip Hop legend and all round cool guy, Heavy D has sadly passed away at the very young age of 44. Heavy, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, was born in Jamaica on May 24^th 1967 and his family moved to Mount Vernon New York when he was a child. He went on to become leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, who were the first group signed to Uptown Records. The group went on to have commercial hits around the world including, “Mr Big Stuff”, “Now That We Found Love ft Aaron Hall” and of course “Gyrlz, They Love Me”.

The New York based rapper was widely respected by his fellow peers and he had a well respected career. Respected enough to work with some of the greats including Michael Jackson on the track Jam and also Janet Jackson’s hit single Alright. It was not all about his rapping and musical stage presence, the Heavy D & the Boyz lead singer was also an established actor who starred in the films “Life” and “Big Trouble” he also had a recent cameo appearance in the film “Tower Heist” which stars Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. But I'm sure he will be mostly remembered for his role in the sitcom “A Different World”.

His Final Performance came in October 2011, when he performed at the BET Hip Hop awards, this was his first performance in some 15 years and sadly his last.

RIP Dwight Arrington Myers aka Heavy D 

24th May 1967 - 8th Nov 2011