Cassie is grieving her grandfather, whom she called “Pop,” after he passed away recently. On Saturday (June 13th), the singer paid tribute to her late grandpa on Instagram with some heartfelt words. “I wish I could hug you,” she wrote on a photo of the two of them smiling and holding hands. “I miss and love you, Pop. I pray that you can feel my heart. Sending all of my love to Nana and my entire family. I wish I could be with you guys right now. I love you.”

Many friends and fans offered their condolences to her and her family. Fellow artists like Kelly Rowland and Snoh Aalegra commented some heart and prayer emojis. Cassie’s husband, Alex Fine, wrote, “Such a great man.”

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Cassie and Alex were blessed late last year when they welcomed their first child together. Their daughter, Frankie Stone, was born on December 6th, 2019. Since then, Cassie has shared tons of photos of her baby girl and their beautiful family on social media. Her most recent shot of little Frankie was posted last month on May 19th. She captioned the photo with the symbols for each of their zodiac signs: Virgo for Cassie (August 26th, 1986) and Sagittarius for Frankie.

DJ Premier shared some sad news with the world on Thursday (June 11th). The legendary producer and DJ revealed that his mother passed away earlier this week, around two years after he lost his father back in 2018. Preemo broke the news on Instagram, by sharing a photo of his own hand holding his mother's manicured hand. "My Angel Just Got Her Wings..." he wrote. "I'm So Glad I Made It Here To Say Goodbye...The Caretakers Love You So Much That They Just Did Your Nails and Feet Before Your Last Breath...That's How A Queen Gets Handled."

"I LOVE YOU MOMMA..." he continued. "91 YEARS OF LOVE...YOU DID THE DAMN THANG!DADDY IS WAITIN FOR YOU!" Preemo shared a similar mourning post when his father passed away around this time in 2018.

Joe Budden, SZA, and more shared some beautiful messages about their late friend, Jas Waters, also known as Jas Fly, who passed away earlier this week at 39 years old. The news broke on Wednesday (June 10th) that Jas, a prominent hip hop journalist and TV writer for shows like This Is Us and Kidding, had died. Although her cause of death is still unknown, the news was devastating for those who knew and loved Jas. Many took to social media to pay their respects.

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Late Wednesday night, Joe took to Instagram to remember Jas. "Many of us are in a lot of pain tonight," he wrote on a photo of Jas, "and the person who would know the perfect thing to say to brighten our spirits has gone home..... i love you, trust you and will miss you.. Rest peacefully Queen Jas."

SZA also paid tribute to Jas on social media by retweeting one of her old tweets with a kind message. "You had a purpose before anyone had an opinion," Jas had written back in 2015. "Remember that. And when asked 'who do you think you are?' answer 'whom I was created to be.'" SZA quoted this wisdom with, "Thank you for your time here and honest perfectly put words. Rest in Love queen."

Meek Mill is mourning the loss of up-and-coming rapper, Houdini, who was recently shot and killed in his hometown of Toronto. On Tuesday (May 26th), the 21-year-old, born Dimarjio Antonio Jenkins, was gunned down in the Entertainment District of Downtown Toronto, and unfortunately did not make it.

After news of his tragic death broke, tons of fans and fellow hip hop figures took to social media with messages of mourning, including fellow Toronto native, Tory Lanez. Meek Mill was also among those who paid tribute to the late rapper, posting a photo of Houdini on Instagram with a brief message to honour his memory. “I Rocked WIT YOUNGBULL VIBE AS A PERSON RIP!” Meek wrote. “PRAYERS TO HIS SIDE!”

According to Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, Houdini was targeted by the perpetrator in the shooting. The unidentified suspect was reported to have “deliberately” waited in his vehicle for 40 minutes until Houdini showed up, at which point he exited the vehicle, fired a gun, and left the scene. A 15-year-old boy and 27-year-old woman were also injured in the shooting, although they are expected to make full recoveries.

Rest in peace to this young talent. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and fans during this time.

Diddy continues to remember his late mentor, Andre Harrell, and late ex and mother of his children, Kim Porter. Following the passing of Andre, a music exec and founder of Uptown Records who discovered Diddy and went on to launch his career, earlier this month, Diddy has been honouring his late friend with a number of heartfelt tributes. Most recently, he took to Instagram to share a clip of Andre dancing with Diddy's ex partner, Kim Porter, as they welcomed in the New Year in 2018. Kim passed away in November later that same year from pneumonia.

"SAVE ME A DANCE!! @ladykp @andreharrell," Diddy wrote on the bittersweet clip, followed by the broken heart emoji. "I PROMISE Y’ALL I’M GOING TO FINISH WHAT WE STARTED!!! REST IN POWER. Shit done got REAL!!!!"

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Who I have officially given a new name ... From now on he will also be known as ANDRE THE GREAT!!!!! ?✊?? RIP @andreharrell

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Earlier this week, Diddy also shared a montage of Andre set to Babyface's tribute song to the late music legend. "This is a song Baby Face wrote in remembrance of Andre Harrell," Diddy wrote on the post. "Who I have officially given a new name ... From now on he will also be known as ANDRE THE GREAT!!!!! RIP @andreharrell."

The music industry took a collective pause on Saturday to mourn the loss of Uptown Records founder and iconic music executive, Andre Harrell. New broke late Friday night that Harrell had passed away at the age of 59, although his specific cause of death is still unknown. DJ D-Nice was the first to break the news during one of his Club Quarantine sessions on Instagram live. Harrell's cousin, singer O'Neal McKnight, later confirmed his passing.

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Among his many accomplishments, Harrell has been credited for discovering a young Sean "Diddy" Combs and launching his career. He also served as the President and CEO of Motown Records as well as the Vice president and General Manager of Def Jam at different points in his career. At the time of his death, Harrell was the Vice Chairman of REVOLT TV & Media.

Plenty of artists and fellow executives in the music industry came forward to pay their respects to Harrell over social media.

Nas has taken to social media to formally pay tribute to Kiing Shooter following the Streem Dream Records' artist's tragic death this week. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Kiing Shooter had passed away, reportedly as a result of coronavirus complications. A fellow Queensbridge native, Shooter was signed to Nas and his brother Jungle's Street Dream Records through Nas' own Mass Appeal label.

On Tuesday, Nas shared a series of photos of himself and Shooter, along with a poem dedicated to the late artist, whose real name was William Daniels:

You made your mark and got your wings
On many hearts, you pulled their strings
From QB to Heaven, the world in between
What a pleasure to have you, in our lives, in this world, in our world
We shared our street dreams.

"Condolences to @kiingshooter family and friends," he concluded the message. Jungle also mourned the loss of Shooter on Instagram. "R.I.P. @kiingshooter my brother," he wrote on a series of photos of the two of them. "I can’t believe it..my condolences to your family bro! Young Queensbridge Legend!!! Can’t Believe this Shit!!!"

Street Dream and Mass Appeal also issued a statement on the passing of Kiing Shooter through their respective social media accounts. "This is never easy," the account for Street Dream wrote. "One of Queensbridge's finest. You shared your city with the world. You never wanted to stop giving more to your fans, more music, more videos, more of you. Your presence could light up the room. Never to be forgotten. Rest in paradise @kiingshooter"

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Queensbridge's finest," a post from the Mass Appeal Instagram account read. "Kiing Shooter shared his city with the world and never wanted to stop giving more to his fans and his community."

"A loyal, kind hearted soul, Shooter leaves behind a wealth of music and dedicated fans and supporters," the statement continued. "Our hearts and prayers go out to his family during this time." The label also added on Twitter, "You never stopped giving and impacted the hearts of so many. Whether through your music or your presence, you lit up the room. To one of Queensbridge's finest, an artist, and a true visionary, rest in power and paradise @KiingShooter."

Floyd Mayweather‘s 17-year-old daughter, Jirah, made a TikTok video of her family to pay tribute to her late mother (and Floyd’s ex), Josie Harris, but some speculate that she was also revealing the truth about her relationship with her father and siblings. Josie, the mother of three of Floyd’s kids including Jirah, was found unresponsive in her car last month, and later pronounced dead. Her passing was difficult for their whole family, but it looks like Jirah has found a creative way to honour the memory of her mom.

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The teen made a video on TikTok set to a cover of Orianthi’s, “According To You,” by Elise Lieberth, that seems to explore her entire family dynamic. During the chorus of the song, Jirah included photos of herself and Josie, while the singer belts out, “But according to him/I’m beautiful, incredible/He can’t get me out of his head.” Based on the lyrics, Jirah is indicating that her mother loved her just the way she was.

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However, the video begins with a photo of her and Floyd with the caption “dad” and a present-day Jirah pointing to her father, as Elise sings, “according to you/I’m stupid, I’m useless/I can’t do anything right.” The photo then switches to a shot of Jirah and her siblings, Iyanna, Zion, and Koraun, with the lyrics, “according to you/I’m difficult, hard to please/Forever changing my mind” playing. This cryptic message has many of Jirah’s followers speculating that her relationship with her father and siblings is less than perfect, and that her mother was her only true supporter. While it’s possible that she didn’t intend for the video to be received that way, it’s difficult to ignore the particular lyrics that she chose to associate with these members of her family. Regardless, Jirah clearly loves and misses her mother, and Josie’s part of the video is too heartwarming. May she rest in peace.

Offset shared some tragic news about his family on Sunday, revealing that he had lost his Great Uncle Jerry to coronavirus. As this global health crisis persists, more and more families have unfortunately been impacted by the effects of COVID-19, including Offset. The rapper posted an Instagram story on Sunday morning, mourning the loss of his family who’d been battling coronavirus. “Smfh this corona shit done killed my great uncle,” he told his followers, along with a tear-faced emoji. “Rip uncle Jerry damn man.”

Although it’s unspecified which side of his family his Great Uncle Jerry was on, it’s possible that Offset’s fellow Migos were also related to him. Since Quavo is Offset’s older cousin, and Takeoff is Quavo’s nephew, there’s a chance that Jerry was a close family member of theirs as well.

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Other rappers have also spoken out about how coronavirus has impacted their family. Meek Mill took to Twitter earlier this month to stress the importance of social distancing, revealing that he also has an uncle who has been diagnosed with coronavirus. “My uncle called me from the hospital sounding like he critical condition from covid-19,” he tweeted. “He just was healthy weeks ago! Don’t go outside and walk a deadly virus in the house with your family!”

Sending our love to Offset and his family as they mourn this tragic loss.

Artists like Kehlani, Vince Staples, Denzel Curry, and more took to social media to remember the late Chynna Rogers, a Philadelphia rapper and model who tragically died at the age of 25 on Wednesday (April 8th). “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed," her family wrote in a statemet. Her cause of death is currently unknown.

Chynna began her career at the age of 14 when she was signed to Ford Models. She was then take under A$AP Yams' wing, and launched her rap career. Plenty of fellow artists, including the late Yams' crew A$AP Mob, paid tribute to Chynna on social media. "REST EASY CHYNNA," the A$AP Mob account on Instagram wrote. "WE GON MISS U SIS" Kehlani also took to Instagram to write a lengthy message about her fallen friend. "You never forgot to check in," she said in her tribute. "You never forgot to tell yourself you were proud. I will always be proud of you." "Everybody needs to know that you were special," said Vince Staples. "Too special for words."