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James Parham, 75. (Photo courtesy of NBC New York)

Man, 75, accused of running prostitution ring

Marc Santia, NBC New York
NBC New York - A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring.
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In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, rapper Heavy D, also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since 2011, hip-pop pioneer Heavy D, singer and rap chorus specialist Nate Dogg and New York rapper Tim Dog all died of ailments in their 40s. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)

After recent deaths, health is new priority in rap

Ryan Pearson, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes.
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Chris Kelly of Kris Kross performs on stage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta during the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert. Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, according to authorities. He was 34. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips)

Late rapper Chris Kelly appears intoxicated in final video

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - Hip-hop lost a member of its family last week with the shocking death of Chis Kelly of Kris Kross fame due to an allege drug overdose...
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Katherine Jackson appears at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Testimony: Family tried intervention for Michael Jackson

Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's mother sat in court Thursday as a police detective testified that she told him the family had tried drug interventions for the singer, believing he was addicted to painkillers...
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Chris Kelly of Kris Kross performs on stage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta during the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert. Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, according to authorities. He was 34. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips)

Overdose suspected in death of Kris Kross rapper

Oscar Wells Gabriell II and Phillip Lucas, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, according to a police report...
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Graduates of Spelman College listen to actor Danny Glover during commencement ceremonies for the womens'' school May 19, 2002 in Lithonia, GA. Approximately 450 women received their undergraduate degrees from the predominately black school. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)

Morehouse College athletes charged with raping Spelman student

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - The alleged victim claims she was held against her will inside a room on campus at the East Suites on March 8th during Spring Break...
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Chris Smith and Chris Kelly (right) of the 90s rap duo Kris Kross. (Image courtesy of FilmMagic, Inc./Getty Images)

Kriss Kross' Chris Kelly dead at 34

Oscar Wells Gabriell II and Phillip Lucas, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Georgia say Chris Kelly, a member of the 90s rap duo Kriss Kross, has died in Atlanta.
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2 Chainz, center, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, leaves the district courthouse in Easton, Md., after being acquitted of drug charges he faced following a traffic stop on Maryland's Eastern Shore in February. (AP Photo/The Star-Democrat, Josh Bollinger)

2 Chainz acquitted on drug charges

Associated Press
EASTON, Md. (AP) - Rapper 2 Chainz has been acquitted of drug charges he faced after a traffic stop on Maryland's Eastern Shore...
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Rapper Rick Ross performs at BET's Rip The Runway 2013:Show at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for BET's Rip The Runway)

Rick Ross' lyrics spark protest outside NYC Reebok

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Rick Ross has recently been under fire for lyrics in his song that many believe references date rape...
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To combat the dangers of such bogus or substandard drugs in Africa, Ghana will house Sub-Saharan Africa’s first-ever center against counterfeit medications. © africa - Fotolia.com

Waging war on deadly fake drugs in West Africa

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Fake drugs for tuberculosis and malaria kill around 700,000 people each year in less developed countries, according to a report by the International Policy Network...
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