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DJ Cassidy has lined up several hip-hop legends to appear on his “Pass the Mic: Volume 2” music series on Twitch. Page Six has exclusively learned that LL Cool J, Run-DMC and Salt-N-Pepa are a few who will appear Wednesday to chat and cover their tunes. Cassidy kicked off the series last month to celebrate …

Jay-Z was protective of wife Beyoncé long before they said “I do,” according to Houston rapper Bun B. Solo artist and one half of legendary hip-hop duo UGK, Bun (born Bernard Freeman) recently recalled being booted from the music video set of Beyonce’s 2005 single, “Check On It,” over Jay’s concern for other men witnessing …

Two men and two teens have been charged with killing Brooklyn-born rapper Pop Smoke during a home-invasion robbery in Los Angeles in February, officials announced Monday. Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were hit with one count each of murder and robbery for the Feb. 19 slaying of the artist, whose real name was …

Rapper Lil Marlo was shot and killed in Atlanta over the weekend, law enforcement confirmed Sunday to TMZ. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told Page Six on Sunday that the body of a Rudolph Johnson — Marlo’s real name — had been brought in. He was 30 years old. On Saturday evening, authorities responded …

Is Riff Raff ready to rumble? The “Tip Toe Wing in my Jawwdinz” rapper, 38, was asked to fight in Sean Kingston’s new boxing league for rappers. But despite agreeing to box via an Instagram direct message, the deal is now off the table, Page Six has learned. Riff Raff’s rep said, “No contracts have …

Rapper Huey has been killed in a double shooting in his hometown of St. Louis, according to reports. He was 32. The “Pop, Lock & Drop It” star — real name Lawrence Franks Jr. — was shot at least once at about 11 p.m. Thursday while in a front yard, according to the St. Louis …

Tray Savage, a Chicago rapper who was part of Chief Keef’s Glo Gang, was shot to death Friday morning on the city’s South Side. The 26-year-old rapper, née Kentray Young, had just dropped his girlfriend off on South Evans Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood (where he lived) at around 11 a.m. when he was shot …

Rapper Hurricane Chris — best known for his debut single “A Bay Bay” — has been busted for allegedly fatally shooting a man in Louisiana, according to media reports. The rapper, whose given name is Christopher Dooley Jr., was hit with a second-degree murder rap for shooting dead a man at a Texaco gas station …

Rapper and actor Method Man has launched a cannabis brand that aims to spark conversations about racial injustice. The Wu-Tang Clan veteran has dubbed his line of pot TICAL, an acronym for “Taking Into Consideration All Lives” that’s also the title of his 1994 debut solo album. Method Man, whose legal name is Clifford Smith, …

British rapper Stormzy is donating 10 million pounds (more than $12,590,000) to UK-based causes that empower black people over the next decade. “The uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit is that black people in the UK have been at a constant disadvantage in every aspect of life – simply due …