Snoop Dogg and Method Man have shared their reaction to the outcome of BET’s Greatest Rap Crew of All-Time bracket. Death Row Records won after the label’s defeat of the Wu-Tang Clan in the final round. The West Coast-based label was announced as the fan-voted winner on Sunday (June 25) during the lead-up to the network’s 2023 BET Awards show. On Monday (June 26), the day after the reveal, Death Row owner and artist Snoop Dogg and Wu member Method Man both acknowledged the fans’ decision and showed their appreciation.

ESPN‘s highly coveted sports analysis show, First Take, will be getting a facelift on June 4. The show will be taking on a new format with full time hosts Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless going head-to-head for hot topic debates. Smith was previously featured as a guest on the morning program but will now appear on the reformatted show 5-days a week. “We tweaked the show format last year to focus more on debate and specifically on presenting and challenging Skip’s opinions and we saw our viewers respond to that change,” said Jamie Horowitz, ESPN’s vice president of original programming and production.

On Tuesday (Aug. 20), Tee Grizzley’s aunt, Jobina “JB” Brown, was fatally shot in Detroit, Michigan. Brown and the rapper, who she managed, were riding in a Chrysler together at the time of the attack. Two other men were also in the car, ages 25 and 34, when their vehicle came to a stop and bullets from an unknown direction began. Upon arrival at the hospital, Brown, 41, was pronounced dead.

The announcement of the passing of Daniel Dumile aka MF DOOM was released today in an Instagram post by his wife, Jasmine. This news comes as a shock to the Hip-Hop community as the information included that the eccentric, super talented MC/producer died on October 31st of this year at the age of 49. Details about his cause of death have not yet been released. Some industry and many fans took the words of his wife in a confused manner almost doubting them, as it is worded as a letter to Dumile almost as if he were still here.

When it comes to due recognition, who wouldn’t want to get their bouquet of roses on the platform of TIME‘s 100 Most Influential People list? For TIME’s 2017 roster, we’re happy to report that so many of our faves made it into one of five categories—Pioneers, Leaders, Artists, Titans and Icons—the diversity satisfactory list. From Viola Davis, who confidently graced the cover in a brazen red lip, to Get Out‘s Jordan Peele to basketball great LeBron James, the list called on other greats of our time to gush good words about each honoree.