For most hip hop aficionados, Havoc Da Mouthpiece’s claim to fame goes back to the pioneer days of the west coast’s gangsta’ hip hop era when he was the frontman for the rap crew South Central Cartel, and west coast rap duo Havoc and Prodeje.
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On 12/26/2009,
In Soul Music, Wax Facts,
By RareSoul Staff
R&B icon Curtis Mayfield died today (December 26, 1999) in Roswell, Georgia.
Mayfield had been in poor health for almost 10 years, after he was paralyzed from the neck down in 1990, when a lighting rig fell on him in New York City during a show.
Mayfield was just 48-years-old when he was struck by a falling light tower at the Martin Luther King music festival in Brooklyn. (continue reading RareSoul.com)...
On 12/22/2009,
In Uncategorized,
By RareSoul Staff
The Chicago-Tribune reports today (December 22,1976) that R&B star Gene Chandler was convicted for his role in a heroin sale in May and June of this year.
The “Duke of Earl” was convicted on three counts in U.S. District Court in Chicago for selling a total of 462.9 grams of the drug to federal undercover agents on May 9 and June 8 of 1976. (continue reading RareSoul.com)...