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Hip-hop pioneer Melle Mel was arrested Monday on suspicion of domestic violence in downtown Los Angeles where he had attended the 2023 BET Awards. Los Angeles Police Department officers took Melle Mel, whose real name is Melvin Glover, into custody at 7:45 a.m. in the 900 block of Wilshire Boulevard where the InterContinental hotel is located, according to L.A. County Jail records. Glover, 62, was booked on a felony domestic violence charge, an LAPD spokesperson told The Times, and released later that afternoon after…

Melle Mel, the rapper who found fame with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been arrested and charged with felony domestic violence, which he denies.The rapper, real name Melvin Glover, was arrested on Monday, taken to Los Angeles county jail, and released after posting $50,000 bail. Glover, 62, will appear in court on 17 July.The allegations are made by Jori Jordon, who Glover told Rolling Stone he has known for more than 20 years. He and Jordon attended an after party for the BET awards in Los Angeles, and…

Ja Rule is pushing back on Melle Mel’s claims that the Queens rapper copied 50 Cent’s formula for success.Earlier this week, in a preview of his new interview with The Art of Dialogue, Melle Mel shared his thoughts on Ja, saying the Murder Inc. rapper would’ve had a more illustrious career had he not tried to sound hood like Fif.To make his point, Melle Mel referenced Ja’s 2004 hit “New York,” which he believes featured Ja trying to “sound hard” like 50.“A lot of rappers could be better rappers if they stopped rapping…

Fat Joe, Kevin Gates and others have come to Eminem’s defense after Melle Mel claimed his minted status in rap was merely because of his skin color.Melle Mel made the comments on a recent episode of The Art Of Dialogue podcast, where he criticized Eminem’s No. 5 placement on Billboard’s recent list of the Top 50 Rappers of All Time.“Obviously he’s a capable rapper. If you was talking about sales, he’s sold more than everybody. If you were talking about rhyme style, okay he got a rhyme style. But he’s white. He’s white!” …