Mafia assassinations, drag racing, extortion, eternal life, and doing time at Rikers Island and San Quentin. Find out which music legends are featured in Season 12 of Disgraceland. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting May 16th, with bonus After Party episodes dropping every Thursday. Subscribe to Disgraceland wherever you get your podcasts, and for more information on the show, visit disgracelandpod.com.

Mafia assassinations, drag racing, extortion, eternal life, and doing time at Rikers Island and San Quentin. Find out which music legends are featured in Season 12 of Disgraceland. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting May 16th, with bonus After Party episodes dropping every Thursday. Subscribe to Disgraceland wherever you get your podcasts, and for more information on the show, visit <a href="https://www.disgracelandpod.com/">disgracelandpod.com.</a>

Presenting Disgraceland Season 12 (Trailer)

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Before there was Queen Latifah the actress, there was Queen Latifah the hip-hop star. She ascended to royal status in rap at a time when the genre revolved around putting women down – and keeping them down. Thanks to her reign, a generation of hip-hop heads learned that women could rule just as well as any man. But Queen Latifah’s legacy as one of the loudest, proudest voices in the game often gets buried by her pile of film awards and acclaim.

Before there was Queen Latifah the actress, there was Queen Latifah the hip-hop star. She ascended to royal status in rap at a time when the genre revolved around putting women down – and keeping them down. Thanks to her reign, a generation of hip-hop heads learned that women could rule just as well as any man. But Queen Latifah’s legacy as one of the loudest, proudest voices in the game often gets buried by her pile of film awards and acclaim.

Queen Latifah: From Princess of the Posse to Queen of the Rap Scene

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Kelis’s musical light was undeniable from the start, but it was still a struggle to shine as brightly as knew she could. She did get there, but little did she know that the same people she thought were on her side were really just out for themselves. Between that and a messy first marriage she tried to keep private, it would only take one more straw to break her silence.



Nas: 5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About God's Son

Unmasked singer: Kelis on music, men and her missing money | Kelis | The Guardian

Kelis on Finding Freedom Through Farming

Kelis' Best Early-2000s Fashion Moments.

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1999 - Wikipedia

Kelis age, hometown, biography | Last.fm

Kelis - Wikipedia

The Neptunes Discography - The Neptunes #1 fan site, all about Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo

Milkshake (song) - Wikipedia

Take a Look at Kelis and Nas' Full Relationship Timeline.

Nas Denies Kelis Abuse Allegations While Pleading 'We Should Be Better Examples' for Son Knight

Why Did Nas and Kelis Divorce?

Kelis Opens Up On Violent Relationship & Custody Battle with Nas

Kelis on Instagram: “I just heard the record everyone is saying has my sample . But it’s beyond this song at this point . This was a TRIGGER for me . Milkshake…”

Kelis Speaks On Contract She Signed With The Neptunes At Beginning Of Her Career

Wanderland - Wikipedia

Flesh Tone - Wikipedia

Did You Know that Nas, as in Nas the Rapper, is a Venture Capitalist

Kelis’s musical light was undeniable from the start, but it was still a struggle to shine as brightly as knew she could. She did get there, but little did she know that the same people she thought were on her side were really just out for themselves. Between that and a messy first marriage she tried to keep private, it would only take one more straw to break her silence.
 
<a href="https://www.sohh.com/nas-5-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-legendary-east-coast-rapper/">Nas: 5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About God's Son</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/30/unmasked-singer-kelis-on-music-men-and-her-missing-money">Unmasked singer: Kelis on music, men and her missing money | Kelis | The Guardian</a>
<a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a36577377/kelis-farm-june-july-2021/">Kelis on Finding Freedom Through Farming</a>
<a href="https://www.nylon.com/fashion/kelis-style-2000s-fashion-outfits#:~:text=You%20can't%20talk%20about,evening%20gowns%20and%20animal%20prints">Kelis' Best Early-2000s Fashion Moments</a>.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_of_1999">List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1999 - Wikipedia</a>
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kelis/+wiki">Kelis age, hometown, biography | Last.fm</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelis">Kelis - Wikipedia</a>
<a href="https://theneptunes.org/the-neptunes-discography/">The Neptunes Discography - The Neptunes #1 fan site, all about Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkshake_(song)">Milkshake (song) - Wikipedia</a>
<a href="https://www.distractify.com/p/kelis-nas-relationship-timeline#:~:text=Singer%20Kelis%20and%20rapper%20Nas,she%20eventually%20filed%20for%20divorce">Take a Look at Kelis and Nas' Full Relationship Timeline</a>.
<a href="https://people.com/music/nas-responds-kelis-abuse-allegations/">Nas Denies Kelis Abuse Allegations While Pleading 'We Should Be Better Examples' for Son Knight</a>
<a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/why-did-nas-and-kelis-divorce.html/">Why Did Nas and Kelis Divorce?</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bFcHyI4dOk">Kelis Opens Up On Violent Relationship &amp; Custody Battle with Nas</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CgklOQiDTXf/">Kelis on Instagram: “I just heard the record everyone is saying has my sample . But it’s beyond this song at this point . This was a TRIGGER for me . Milkshake…”</a>
<a href="https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kelis-neptunes-contract-673643/">Kelis Speaks On Contract She Signed With The Neptunes At Beginning Of Her Career</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderland">Wanderland - Wikipedia</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_Tone">Flesh Tone - Wikipedia</a>
<a href="https://www.betterlifefinance.ca/latest-news/did-you-know-that-nas-as-in-nas-the-rapper-is-a-venture-capitalist">Did You Know that Nas, as in Nas the Rapper, is a Venture Capitalist</a>

Kelis: Musical Kaleidoscopes, Culinary Feasts, Nas, and Moving On

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Shirley Collie helped launch Willie Nelson’s solo career back before the name “Willie Nelson” meant anything to anyone. As a guitarist and singer who climbed to the top tier of the country music circuit as just a teenager, she traded her trajectory as a recording artist and staple of the silver screen for a life with the duet partner of her dreams. But it wasn’t long before her life with Willie fell out of harmony…and fell into a twister of stagnation, loneliness, and jealousy. 

Scrapbooks In My Mind: Featuring Shirley and Willie Nelson and Many Others by Shirley Caddell Collie Nelson

Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band by Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson

Willie Nelson: An Epic Lifeby Joe Nick Patoski

Shirley Nelson Obituary (Springfield Union Leader)

Shirley Collie Nelson. Former Wife and Duet Partner of Willie Nelson, Dies (CMT)

Wikipedia: Shirley Collie Nelson

Country Music Hall of Fame: Willie Nelson

Interview: Willie Nelson (The Telegraph)

Shirley Collie helped launch Willie Nelson’s solo career back before the name “Willie Nelson” meant anything to anyone. As a guitarist and singer who climbed to the top tier of the country music circuit as just a teenager, she traded her trajectory as a recording artist and staple of the silver screen for a life with the duet partner of her dreams. But it wasn’t long before her life with Willie fell out of harmony…and fell into a twister of stagnation, loneliness, and jealousy. 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/SCRAPBOOKS-MY-MIND-Featuring-Shirley/dp/1601458835">Scrapbooks In My Mind: Featuring Shirley and Willie Nelson and Many Others</a> by Shirley Caddell Collie Nelson
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602362/me-and-sister-bobbie-by-willie-nelson-and-bobbie-nelson-with-david-ritz/">Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band</a> by Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson
<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/willie-nelson-joe-nick-patoski/1111888844">Willie Nelson: An Epic Life</a> by Joe Nick Patoski
<a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/news-leader/name/shirley-nelson-obituary?pid=141521602">Shirley Nelson Obituary</a> (Springfield Union Leader)
<a href="https://www.cmt.com/news/r6ydam/shirley-collie-nelson-former-wife-and-duet-partner-of-willie-nelson-dies">Shirley Collie Nelson. Former Wife and Duet Partner of Willie Nelson, Dies</a> (CMT)
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Collie_Nelson">Wikipedia: Shirley Collie Nelson</a>
<a href="https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/willie-nelson">Country Music Hall of Fame: Willie Nelson</a> 
<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7653190/Interview-Willie-Nelson.html">Interview: Willie Nelson</a> (The Telegraph)

Shirley Collie Nelson: In and Out of Harmony with Willie Nelson

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Eudoxie thought she was escaping torment and horror when she emigrated from Gabon to the United States as a young girl. But even through her marriage to a huge star, even with her beautiful children, all of her joy, the dark shadow of her childhood continued to loom.

Mother’s Day w/Angela Simmons, Nina Westbrook, and Eudoxie Bridges 

Eudoxie Bridges speaks out to help abuse victims at event Saturday

Atlanta Plugged In interview 

Eudoxie Bridges On Nourishing Her Spirit In Eleuthera, Bahamas

Haute Living & Wine Access Celebrated Mother's Day Early With Angela Simmons, Eudoxie Bridges & Nina Westbrook (And Ludacris)

Ludacris and Wife Eudoxie Celebrate The 10-Year Anniversary Of When They First Met at Ludaday Weekend - Essence

Ludacris Talks His Impact on Hip Hop – Kalisha Perera

What Happens During a Panic Attack?

Culture of Gabon - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family

Ludacris And Eudoxie Bridges Met 10 Years Ago Today, And They've Had Quite The Glow Up Together

Eudoxie thought she was escaping torment and horror when she emigrated from Gabon to the United States as a young girl. But even through her marriage to a huge star, even with her beautiful children, all of her joy, the dark shadow of her childhood continued to loom.
<a href="https://youtu.be/6TwkdSMlhcc">Mother’s Day w/Angela Simmons, Nina Westbrook, and Eudoxie Bridges </a>
<a href="https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/eudoxie-bridges-speaks-out-help-abuse-victims-event-saturday/JYao57NafbB07Qi8dIVR6I/">Eudoxie Bridges speaks out to help abuse victims at event Saturday</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1003213816413170">Atlanta Plugged In interview </a>
<a href="https://www.essence.com/feature/eudoxie-bridges-eleuthera/">Eudoxie Bridges On Nourishing Her Spirit In Eleuthera, Bahamas</a> 
<a href="https://hauteliving.com/2020/05/wine-access-mothers-day-ludacris/686516/">Haute Living &amp; Wine Access Celebrated Mother's Day Early With Angela Simmons, Eudoxie Bridges &amp; Nina Westbrook (And Ludacris)</a>
<a href="https://www.essence.com/love/ludacris-and-wife-eudoxie-celebrate-the-10-year-anniversary-of-when-they-first-met-at-ludaday-weekend/">Ludacris and Wife Eudoxie Celebrate The 10-Year Anniversary Of When They First Met at Ludaday Weekend - Essence</a> 
<a href="http://kalishaperera.com/ludacris-talks-his-impact-on-hip-hop/">Ludacris Talks His Impact on Hip Hop – Kalisha Perera</a> 
<a href="https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/panic-attack-happening">What Happens During a Panic Attack?</a> 
<a href="https://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Gabon.html">Culture of Gabon - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family</a> 
<a href="https://madamenoire.com/1038447/ludacris-and-eudoxie-10-years/">Ludacris And Eudoxie Bridges Met 10 Years Ago Today, And They've Had Quite The Glow Up Together</a>

Eudoxie Mbouguiengue: Africa to Atlanta, Ludacris, and Advocating for the Abused

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Shante Broadus steered her husband Snoop Dogg from hapless criminal to cultural icon long before she established herself as his official manager. The woman Snoop referred to as Boss Lady almost from day one truly ended up running the empire.

Shante Broadus steered her husband Snoop Dogg from hapless criminal to cultural icon long before she established herself as his official manager. The woman Snoop referred to as Boss Lady almost from day one truly ended up running the empire.

Shante Broadus: Snoop, Reconciliation, and Becoming the Boss Lady

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Few musicians are as inescapable as the Beyoncé. But even if you’ve kept up with her immeasurable press coverage and airplay over the decades, this story reveals the things you don’t know about Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. As it turns out, men aren’t the only thing that can overshadow a women’s story and success; sometimes, their own larger-than-life fame is just as much to blame.

Few musicians are as inescapable as the Beyoncé. But even if you’ve kept up with her immeasurable press coverage and airplay over the decades, this story reveals the things you don’t know about Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. As it turns out, men aren’t the only thing that can overshadow a women’s story and success; sometimes, their own larger-than-life fame is just as much to blame.

Beyoncé: Destiny's Child, Jay-Z, Fidelity and Feminism

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Victoria Mary Clarke was shocked to find herself in love with legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, incurring the sprawling wrath of the Cobains, and sinking into depression before finding solace in the spiritual world.

Sources:

A Drink With Shane MacGowan by Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke

Kurt & Courtney documentary, 1998

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/love-story-of-kurt-cobain-courtney-love

https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/kurt-cobain-courtney-love-unauthorized/

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Auuu5

https://vmcjournalism.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/my-adventures-with-kurt-and-courtney/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/17/shane-mcgowan-victoria-mary-clarke

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/victoria-mary-clarke-tells-how-jealousy-of-partner-shane-magowan-stopped-her-marrying-him-for-three-decades-until-she-found-her-own-success-designing-angel-scarves-38754190.html

Victoria Mary Clarke was shocked to find herself in love with legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, incurring the sprawling wrath of the Cobains, and sinking into depression before finding solace in the spiritual world.
Sources:
<a href="https://amazon.com/Drink-Shane-MacGowan/dp/0802137903/ref=sr_1_1?crid=998XJRFB6Y1L&amp;keywords=a+drink+with+shane+macgowan&amp;qid=1668799104&amp;sprefix=drink+with+shane%2Caps%2C118&amp;sr=8-1">A Drink With Shane MacGowan</a> by Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke
Kurt &amp; Courtney documentary, 1998
<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/love-story-of-kurt-cobain-courtney-love">https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/love-story-of-kurt-cobain-courtney-love</a>
<a href="https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/kurt-cobain-courtney-love-unauthorized/">https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/kurt-cobain-courtney-love-unauthorized/</a>
<a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Auuu5">https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Auuu5</a>
<a href="https://vmcjournalism.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/my-adventures-with-kurt-and-courtney/">https://vmcjournalism.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/my-adventures-with-kurt-and-courtney/</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/17/shane-mcgowan-victoria-mary-clarke">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/17/shane-mcgowan-victoria-mary-clarke</a>
<a href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/victoria-mary-clarke-tells-how-jealousy-of-partner-shane-magowan-stopped-her-marrying-him-for-three-decades-until-she-found-her-own-success-designing-angel-scarves-38754190.html">https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/victoria-mary-clarke-tells-how-jealousy-of-partner-shane-magowan-stopped-her-marrying-him-for-three-decades-until-she-found-her-own-success-designing-angel-scarves-38754190.html</a>

Victoria Mary Clarke: Shane MacGowan, Kurt and Courtney, and the Angels in Disguise

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Kim Gordon, the soft-spoken, hard-edged heroine of the 1980s New York City underground became a beloved icon of the 1990s alternative rock boom. Her marriage with her Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore was the ultimate #relationshipgoals for Generation X and beyond, before it all fell apart.

Sources:

Girl In A Band -Kim Gordon

1991: The Year Punk Broke (https://youtu.be/LeCYXexOZEg)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/683avr/nirvana-saint-vitus-april-10-2014-review

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-inside-story-of-nirvanas-one-night-only-reunion-185105/

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/sonic-youth-and-the-business-of-keeping-a-dead-band-alive/

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10326-daydream-nation-deluxe-edition/

https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/kim-gordon-interview-profile-sonic-youth/

https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/10/kim-gordon-solo-tour-sonic-youth

Kim Gordon, the soft-spoken, hard-edged heroine of the 1980s New York City underground became a beloved icon of the 1990s alternative rock boom. Her marriage with her Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore was the ultimate #relationshipgoals for Generation X and beyond, before it all fell apart.
Sources:
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Band-Memoir-Kim-Gordon/dp/006229590X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MTV8U1TQ3K9D&amp;amp;keywords=girl+in+a+band+by+kim+gordon&amp;amp;qid=1668804379&amp;amp;sprefix=girl+in+a+band%2Caps%2C176&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb">Girl In A Band</a> - Kim Gordon
1991: The Year Punk Broke (<a href="https://youtu.be/LeCYXexOZEg">https://youtu.be/LeCYXexOZEg</a>)
<a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/683avr/nirvana-saint-vitus-april-10-2014-review">https://www.vice.com/en/article/683avr/nirvana-saint-vitus-april-10-2014-review</a>
<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-inside-story-of-nirvanas-one-night-only-reunion-185105/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-inside-story-of-nirvanas-one-night-only-reunion-185105/</a> 
<a href="https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/sonic-youth-and-the-business-of-keeping-a-dead-band-alive/">https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/sonic-youth-and-the-business-of-keeping-a-dead-band-alive/</a> 
<a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10326-daydream-nation-deluxe-edition/">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10326-daydream-nation-deluxe-edition/</a> 
<a href="https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/kim-gordon-interview-profile-sonic-youth/">https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/kim-gordon-interview-profile-sonic-youth/</a> 
<a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/10/kim-gordon-solo-tour-sonic-youth">https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/03/10/kim-gordon-solo-tour-sonic-youth</a>

Kim Gordon: Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, and New York Kool

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/90d2ce9d-a702-4876-bc75-af540114b80e/transcript

Tashera loved Earl Simmons from the moment she first saw him when they were kids. They reconnected as adults, but Earl’s transformation into DMX and, worse, his alter ego ‘X,’ pulled her back into the cycle of emotional abuse and neglect she’d endured while growing up.

Sources:

Tashera’s speech at DMX’s memorial

People Magazine Podcast interview

You Think You Know But You Have No Idea by Tashera Simmons

Tashera loved Earl Simmons from the moment she first saw him when they were kids. They reconnected as adults, but Earl’s transformation into DMX and, worse, his alter ego ‘X,’ pulled her back into the cycle of emotional abuse and neglect she’d endured while growing up.
Sources:
<a href="https://thesource.com/2021/04/27/watch-dmxs-ex-wife-tashera-simmons-and-his-fiancee-desiree-share-moment-during-memorial/">Tashera’s speech at DMX’s memorial</a>
People Magazine <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IdNr3tDeSa8TMFmTNTcbb?si=995e2b763a9b4bfa">Podcast interview</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Think-Know-have-Idea-Revised-ebook/dp/B00JVDLOSY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UCYZ166ZDFN4&amp;keywords=Tashera+simmons&amp;qid=1663093529&amp;sprefix=tashera+simmons%2Caps%2C86&amp;sr=8-1">You Think You Know But You Have No Idea</a> by Tashera Simmons

Tashera Simmons: DMX, 'X,' and the Battle for Earl Simmons

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About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different.

About A Girl

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