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 MAY 31, 2023

It's been 20 years since the passing of hip-hop juggernaut Jam Master Jay. While many murders have gone unsolved, Fox News reports a third man was charged Tuesday in the shooting death of the beloved Run DMC member.
Prosecutors filed an indictment against Jay Bryant, 49, for Oct. 30, 2002, shooting death of Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell in his Queens studio, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York told Fox News Digital.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/third-man-charged-in-the-murder-of-jam-master-jay-20-years-later

 SHAWN GRANT

 MAY 31, 2023

R&B Singer Danileigh has been arrested for DUI, resulting in the injury of another person. According to TMZ, the singer spent the end of Memorial Day Weekend behind 

Daniliegh was arrested Tuesday morning in Miami Beach after hitting a moped rider and leaving them with a serious back injury.

Danileigh was stated to have been driving at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic near Miami Beach.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/danileigh-charged-in-dui-hit-and-run-leaving-the-man-with-spinal-fracture

 SHA BE ALLAH

 MAY 31, 2023

On this day in 1988, Boogie Down Productions dropped one of the best and most influential albums of all time. It was widely seen as one of, if not the first, politically conscious efforts in Hip Hop.

KRS-One was initially popular for fueling the Juice Crew vs. BDP beef on wax and expanding intellectual Hip Hop music through 1987, with the release of Criminal Minded. However, when BDP's DJ Scott La Rock was shot and killed in the South Bronx, it profoundly affected the Brooklyn native, which resulted in a drastic rethinking of his on-record persona.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/today-in-hip-hop-history-boogie-down-productions-released-their-second-lp-by-all-means-necessary-35-years-ago

This memorial day lets us remember the Black soldiers who fought to make this country what it is today.

To tell the story of American soldiers without paying homage to Black soldiers would be a true injustice to storytelling. Black soldiers have proudly fought in every American war since the founding of this country, including the infamous Civil War. 

MORE: The Black Town Of Nicodemus And The Enslaved African Prince Who Inspired A 'Promised Land'

The Civil War was such a turbulent time for soldiers in America, especially if you were Black.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/what-happened-to-black-soldiers-after-the-civil-war

Now that the Air Jordan 1 x Travis Scott collaborations have come to an end, Nike will be looking to utilize the rapper's talents on other silhouettes and rumor has it that one of their classic collaborations will be returning in time for the fall of 2023.

Sneaker News is reporting that Nike plans on restocking the Travis Scott x Nike SB Dunks from 2020 that had the streets on fire and feet just dripping with paisley swag.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/travis-scott-x-nike-sb-dunk-rumored-to-be-restocking

Black American soldiers stand beside the graves of their fallen comrades from the present Normandy war to fire a volley in their memory during Memorial Day. The memorial was held at Blosville American Cemetery (Blosville Temporary Cemetery Memorial) near Sainte-Mère-Église, France, on June 13, 1945. | Source: Archive Photos / Getty

In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/memorial-day-the-authentic-story-of-how-this-holiday-came-into-being

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Serena Williams announced her pregnancy at the top of the MET Gala, which generated lots of buzz. And while she used the annual extravaganza to let the world in on her secret, she created a touching moment with her husband to share the big news with her daughter Olympia.

MORE: ESPN To Highlight Serena Williams' Career With A Multi-Part Series, 'In the Arena: Serena Williams'

In a video posted to her YouTube account, Williams documented the moment she found out she was pregnant, followed by some unwarranted criticism from her toddler.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/serena-williams-tells-olympia-shes-going-to-be-a-big-sis-and-her-reaction-is-heart-warming

Kim Kardashian's gloves are off when it comes to her kids. The reality TV star says Kanye's messy ways will do more harm to their children than her infamous sex tape.

As spotted on HipHopDX the reality television star is not holding back when it comes to her ex-husband. On the newest episode of The Kardashians she discusses the rapper's antics and makes it clear his outlook on life is way more dangerous to her little ones.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/kim-kardashian-says-kanyes-messy-ways-may-cause-more-harm-to-kids-than-her-sex-tape

For singers - amateur and professional alike - the name Tina Turner evokes instant reverence: Turner is a singer's singer and perhaps the performer's performer.

A highly successful songwriter, the consummate dancer and fittingly ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine, Turner was the ultimate entertainer.

Upon hearing of her death, I was deeply saddened. I immediately recalled the intoxicating power and timbre of her voice, her mesmerising energy and her commanding performances.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/remembering-a-legend-why-tina-turner-was-the-ultimate-entertainer

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Seven months after the murder of beloved Migos member Takeoff in a parking lot in Houston, his alleged killer has been indicted for pulling the trigger that took the life of the Atlanta rapper.

According to TMZ, a Texas grand jury indicted Patrick Xavier Clark for the murder of Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, Thursday (May 25) and slapped him with murder charges for the Nov. 1 shooting. While it took a minute for police to track down the shooter, eventually authorities arrested Clark for the murder in the first days of December.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2023/05/takeoffs-alleged-killer-has-been-indicted-by-a-grand-jury