Rising Hip-Hop Star Gunned Down by Grandmother

Hip-Hop Star Trippy Licks, best known for his songs “Beautiful Strong Black Women” and “Fun Lovin’ Gangsta”, was shot to death in his home last night by his grandmother, Jeanine Licks. Police suspect that the shooting was a publicity stunt by Granny Licks to promote her new album, “Bitch Slap”. Friends and relatives report that the two have been engaged in a long time feud over the direction of hip-hop music and its impact on urban youth.