Hip-hop pioneer DJ Mark the 45 King, whose iconic tracks have been sampled repeatedly by the music genre, has died. He was 62. The record producer's manager confirmed Thursday in an e-mail to The ...

Legendary music producer Mark Howard James, known to hip-hop heads as DJ Mark the 45 King, died Thursday, Oct. 19, days after his 62nd birthday, according to an Instagram post by DJ Premier. The world ...

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The Bronx native was produced several songs on Queen Latifah’s “All Hail The Queen,” Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life” and Eminem’s “Stan.” Legendary Bronx DJ Mark The 45 King died on Wednesday (October 18) ...

DJ Mark the 45 King, who produced or co-produced such hip-hop classics as Eminem’s “Stan,” Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” and early Queen Latifah hits like “Wrath of My Madness” and “Ladies ...

DJ Mark The 45 King, an iconic DJ and producer who has produced classic songs for Jay-Z, Queen Latifah, and Eminem, has passed away just days after celebrating his 62nd birthday, XXL has confirmed via ...

Diddy may have been acquitted of the most serious charges when the verdict of his trial came back in July, but a lot about the situation has stayed the same as the music mogul remains in jail awaiting ...