New England Sun-Times

You already know the skills MC Sha-Rock possesses. She is Hip-Hop Culture's First Lady, and Hip-Hop's first female emcee. Her style of rapping with the Funky Four Plus 1 has earned her the "First Lady" status, and she's showing and proving again. The new single "This Is My Philosophy" borrows from KRS-One's "My Philosophy" title-wise, and the lyrics are raw truth spoken about this flimsy industry called Music. Sha-Rock joins her Zulu brother, Quadeer "M.C. Spice" Shakur (Zulu nation's Minister of Information) on the track produced by his 30Rock Drop Squad production crew. "We're already talking about shooting half the video in Boston and half in the Bronx", says Quadeer Shakur, about the visual aspect of the song. "And of course, we will be hitting the stage at the 2014 Zulu Nation Anniversary together. This is going to be great." The song details the ills of the shady music industry where recor

A legendary artist in a legendary group has passed away at far too early of an age.  It has been confirmed that Lord Infamous from the Grammy Winning group Three 6 Mafia has died.  The rapper passed away on December 20 th at his mother’s house in Memphis.  The death has been confirmed by Three 6 Mafia publicist, Dove Clark. “He did pass away at his mothers house last night in Memphis,” Clark said during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “The cause of death is unknown. We’re actually trying to figure out how he died and that is all the information we currently have.” Another member of the group, Gangsta Boo, tweeted about the death, stating that it was a “tragedy.” “Rest in Peace Lord Infamous,” she said. “Please respect the family and dear friends during this tragedy.” Lord Infamous’ real name is Ricky Dunigan.  The cause of death is unknown, but he was respected as one of the key members of the group that crossed a multitude of musical boundaries.