Today just getting word that one of our Hip Hop pioneers has passed. As I started writing this we re still trying to officially confirm, but according to what DJ Premier twitted earlier Mr Magic who ...

Legendary HIP HOP DJ Mr. Magic, born John Rivas, died today of a heart attack. Suggested Reading ICE Isn’t Breaking the Law in Minnesota, It’s Much Worse The Cost of Recording? Federal Agents Kill Man ...

DJ Mr. Magic, one of hip hop’s biggest springboards to commercial radio, died Friday of a heart attack. Born John Rivas, he launched and hosted the first all-rap radio show in the U.S., “Rap Attack.” ...

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