The month of April saw the death of history’s first Latin American pope. Known for his embrace of the downtrodden, Pope ...

Snoop Dogg Snoop Doggy Dogg, his cousin Nate Dogg, and their friend Warren G formed the Long Beach rap trio 213 in the early ‘90s, before Snoop signed with Dr. Dre and ascended to superstardom.

Irv Gotti, 54. A music mogul who founded Murder ... sampled by such R&B and rap heavyweights as Mary J. Blige, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Mos Def and Ice Cube. March 4. Robert G.