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James Bernard Death Confirmed by New Jersey Authorities *The death of James Bernard has been confirmed as a suicide, according to New Jersey officials. The hip-hop journalist was found on December 29, ...

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James Bernard helped shape hip-hop media as a founding editor of “The Source” and later co-founded “XXL,” influencing how Black music and culture were covered in mainstream media. Legendary hip-hop ...

James Bernard, the trailblazing hip-hop journalist and co-founder of XXL who helped shape The Source‘s voice in the late ’80s and early '90s, has died. No cause of death has been disclosed, but ...