After spending most of the last decade in a Medium Place occupied by the occasional role in a poorly-reviewed dramedy (remember Mr. Church? A Thousand Words?) and recording reggae music in his home ...

In almost unbearably sad news, Rudy Ray Moore, one of my personal heroes, died on Friday of complications from Diabetes. He was 81. The self-proclaimed King of the party records and Godfather of rap, ...

I’m sure that if you care you’ve already heard that Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite, aka the Human Tornado, aka the Disco Godfather, aka Petey Wheatstraw, aka Prince Dumar, died Sunday in Akron at the ...

Do your homework, Rudy Ray Moore is an icon. The singer turned comedian propelled himself into the spotlight with using four letter words way before Eddie Murphy. Most known for his leading role in ...

Considered the godfather of hip hop, he's now the subject of a new Netflix film starring Eddie Murphy (in his comeback role), Keegan-Michael Key, and Wesley Snipes. But few, if any, today know the ...

Rudy Ray Moore, a raunchy 1970s comedian who played the title role of a flashy pimp in the movie “Dolemite” and influenced a generation of rappers, died Sunday, Oct. 19 in Akron, Ohio from ...

Late in Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name, a loving biopic about plucky underdog filmmaking written by the masters of loving biopics about plucky underdog filmmakers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski ...