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It has not been a good year for Suge Knight. In the past twelve months, he's been shot and been arrested on robbery charges, and now he could very well be facing a count of vehicular manslaughter. TMZ reports that Knight ran over a man with his car in L.A. today, possibly killing him.

Investigators in Gwinett County, Georgia suspect that a rivalry between rap groups Migos and 2G was behind the murder of a local man on June 11th. 

We reported on the horrific news yesterday that a drunk driver at SXSW ran into a barricade outside of where Tyler, The Creator was supposed to perform, and proceeded to run over innocent pedestrians. In all, he killed two people, injured twenty-three, and critically injured five.

 Dancehall star Vybz Kartel was found guilty of murder on Thursday afternoon.

On Friday, Chicago OG Twista posted on his Instagram that his bodyguard,  Davy Easterling, also known as 6'9, had gone missing for 48 hours, and he asked for anyone to send information on his whereabouts. Unfortunately, Easterling was found murdered inside an apartment building on Chicago's South Side.

Former G-Unit affiliate, Mazaradi Fox (Jamal Green), was fatally shot inside his SUV in Queens this Friday afternoon. Fox was a friend and former affiliate of 50 Cent in the early days of G-Unit.

DJ Nando, a staple in the Atlanta hip-hop community and a popular local DJ, passed away this morning after he was shot outside his own home in Georgia.

Wiz Khalifa took to Twitter today to mourn the loss of his 20-year old uncle, named Imani Porter, who was killed in his native Pittsburgh on Wednesday, January 8th.

Lil Kim's ex-boyfriend, Damion "World" Hardy, is facing some serious trouble. A federal appeals court recently upheld a judge's decision to forcibly medicate Hardy so that he'll be able to stand trial for six murder charges.

Check out Where My Homies Be, the latest track from kosha dillz, featuring Gangsta Boo & Murs which dropped on Friday, October 25th, 2013. kosha dillz's movement grows stronger with each new release, and Where My Homies Be has further strengthened that fact.

Vybz Kartel has been found not guilty in connection to one of his two murder cases-- so he's not an entirely free man just yet. The dancehall artist was charged with the murder of a St. Catherine businessman, Barrington "Bossie" Burton, back in October of 2011.

Get a load of Murs "Falling In Flames" Video, a new visual from Murs that saw the light of day on Tuesday, July 16th, 2013. Murs's movement grows stronger with each new release, and Murs "Falling In Flames" Video has further strengthened that fact. It's a solid addition to the commendable body of work Murs has been creating since stepping foot in the rap game, and we're definitely looking forward to what Murs has on deck.

Near the end of June, Lil Snupe, a rising rapper from New Orleans, was tragically shot dead. The suspect in Snupe's murder turned himself in a few days later, but now cops have arrested a second suspect in the murder of the Dreamchaser artist.

New details have emerged in Lil Phat's murder case. As reported by the Dirty Glove Bastard, it seems newly released documents reveal that Atlanta rapper Eldorado Red, one of Phat's former collaborators, was among the five men indicted in the case.

On June 21st we reported on the death of Lil Snupe, a rising rapper who had been signed to Meek Mill's Dreamchasers imprint. The rapper was shot dead, reportedly over a bet on a video game. Last we reported the suspect in the shooting had been identified as 36-year-old Tony D. Holden.

Davieanna Marlena Blake, 21, and Darnell Moses Alvarez, 24, are facing possible murder charges for the death of their two-year-old son, who was found dead outside their apartment last month. It's only recently come to light that Davienna Marlena Blake is actually the daughter of DJ Quik.