NEW YORK — Mr. Magic, whose panache and persistence in bringing once-reviled rap to mainstream radio in the 1980s helped pave the way for the breakout of hip-hop culture, died on Friday in Brooklyn.

One of hip-hop's true pioneers, John "Mr. Magic" Rivas, died this morning (October 2) of a heart attack. Along with hosting "Rap Attack" with Marley Marl on New York radio station WBLS, Mr. Magic was ...

DJ Mr. Magic, one of hip hop’s biggest springboards to commercial radio, died Friday of a heart attack. Born John Rivas, he launched and hosted the first all-rap radio show in the U.S., “Rap Attack.” ...

Legendary hip hop radio DJ Mr. Magic, who has been credited with broadening hip hop’s reach in its burgeoning years, died last week from a heart attack at age 53. The radio jock influenced scores of ...

Seminal New York radio personality Mr. Magic reportedly passed away earlier this morning from a heart attack. Magic, born John Rivas, was the first on air disc jockey to have a hip-hop show on a major ...

When legendary WBLS DJ Frankie Crocker broke McFadden & Whitehead’s “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” — the 1979 Philly soul classic that has provided the soundtrack to many a cookout — he might as well have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frankie Crocker built the legacy that WBLS will be celebrating with DJ Cassidy and Chuck Chillout in honor of the station's 50th ...